Improvement Specialist

As an Improvement Specialist supporting the acute care setting across MaineHealth, you will work with a small but highly collaborative team with extensive access to monthly professional development opportunities. These monthly meetings will take expertise from around the organization in the other areas of Quality and ensure you are always learning and fostering knowledge. Collaboration and key ownership of system wide projects along with the other highlighted key details, listed below, will be the building blocks of this role. The flexibility of a hybrid, minimum of one day a week in the office schedule, will allow you to feel the nurturing culture of the Leadership team, while being able to work from home as well if desired

**Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)**Education**: Associate’s degree or equivalent training with at least five years of relevant experience in a healthcare setting OR bachelor’s degree with at least three years of relevant experience OR master’s degree with at least one year of relevant experience required. Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, business or healthcare administration preferred.
**License/Certifications**: Formal performance improvement certification at the Green Belt level or equivalent required. Project management certification and facilitation certification preferred.-
**Experience**: See "Education." Experience with relevant statistical analysis software preferred.-
- Demonstrated ability to complete multiple quality improvement projects in a healthcare setting required-
- Demonstrated analytic skills, e.g., project-related data analysis and reporting, required-
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint or equivalent required-
- Understanding of consulting models and high level of business acumen preferred-
- Formal performance improvement training at the Black Belt level preferred-
- Effective verbal and written communication skills-
- Strong critical thinking skills and attention to detail-
- Collaborative and team orientedLocation: MaineHealth - Integ QS - Perf Impr and Qty P

Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, 40