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Quality Specialist

Vail, Colorado, United States

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital.  This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

About the opportunity:
The Quality Specialist supports Vail Health’s Quality department, leaders, staff, and providers in improving health outcomes for the patients served and advancing overall health care quality throughout the Vail Health system. The Quality Specialist utilizes the eight domains included in the National Association of Healthcare Quality’s (NAHQ’s) competency framework to guide these efforts and achieve the quality goals of the organization. These domains include professional engagement, quality integration, performance and process improvement, population health and care transitions, health data analytics, patient safety, regulatory and accreditation, and quality review and accountability.
 
 
What you will do:

Job Functions for this role are from NAHQ’s Healthcare Quality Competency Framework (2022)

  1. Advances the organization’s commitment to healthcare quality through collaboration, learning opportunities, and effective communication.
  2. Uses performance and process improvement, project management, and change management methods to support foundational and clinical quality initiatives, improve performance, and achieve organizational goals.
  3. Evaluates and improves healthcare processes and care transitions to advance efficient, effective, and safe care of defined populations.
  4. Leverages the organization’s analytic environment to help guide data-driven decision making and inform quality improvement initiatives.
  5. Cultivates a safe healthcare environment by promoting safe practices, nurturing a just culture, and improving processes that detect, mitigate, or prevent harm.
  6. Directs organization-wide processes for evaluating, monitoring, and improving compliance with internal and external requirements. Leads the organization’s processes to prepare for, participate in, and follow up on regulatory, accreditation, and certification surveys and activities.
  7. Directs activities that support compliance with voluntary, mandatory, and contractual reporting requirements for data acquisition, analysis, reporting, and improvement.
  8. Engages in the healthcare quality profession with a commitment to practicing ethically, enhancing one’s competence, and advancing the field.
  9. Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
  10. Performs other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.

 

 

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
 
What you will need:
 
Experience:
  • 3 years experience in one of the following preferred:
    • Healthcare quality improvement, abstraction, or reporting.
    • Clinical care with evidence of quality improvement participation.
    • Quality planning, control, or improvement in a non-healthcare setting.
License(s) and Certification(s):
  • Certification in one of the following preferred:
    • Healthcare Quality such as Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Certified Join Commission Professional (CJCP)
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    • Lean Six Sigma
 
Education:

N/A

 

 

 

Benefits at Vail Health Include:

  • Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:
    • Competitive wages
    • Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
    • Housing programs
    • Childcare reimbursement 
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits: 
    • Medical
    • Dental 
    • Vision
  • Educational Programs: 
    • Tuition Assistance 
    • Existing Student Loan Repayment
    • Specialty Certification Reimbursement
    • Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
  • Paid Time Off:
    • Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
  • Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:
    • 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching 
    • Life insurance
    • Short and long-term disability
  • Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:
    • Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement
    • Recreation discounts
    • Pet insurance

 

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.

Hourly Pay:

$72,974.80 - $100,609.60 USD

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