Clinical Improvement Consultant

Are you passionate about healthcare, quality improvement, and patient safety? Do you love the idea of being part of something important and making a difference? Are you a nurse or healthcare professional who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and being directly involved in developing innovative strategies and tools to effectively transform healthcare quality and improve patient care processes, safety efforts and outcomes?

Then take your career to the next level by joining a remarkable team of other talented and passionate people from around the country, all working together to transform and improve healthcare for all

We are looking for a knowledgeable, high achieving and skilled Clinical Improvement Consultant for our Opioid Prescriber Safety & Support programwho is ready to join a great organization that is proud of its rich legacy and excited about the days ahead.

What is the Role?

As a Clinical Improvement Consultant for our Opioid Prescriber Safety & Support program, you are part of our Health Services Team and your passion for sustainable healthcare transformation, quality improvement and patient safety are all core components of our organizational success and significantly contribute to our important mission.

Your role will vary from the strategic - such as assessing and analyzing gaps in healthcare performance and developing innovative strategies, ideas, reports and processes to drive improvements - through the tactical - such as providing consultation to healthcare providers and stakeholders, building and maintaining relationships and engaging clinical staff, and collaborating with the IHC Research and Analytics Team to accomplish specified data reporting activities and contractual obligations.

You will be responsible for:

• Drawing on LEAN continuous improvement methodologies, project/change management skills and clinical expertise to analyze and drive quality improvement using evidence-based practices in accordance with standards established by federal and state regulatory agencies,
• Assessing gaps in healthcare performance, providing consultation and ongoing evaluation of hospital and provider performance, developing strategies for improvement, facilitating prioritization of improvement activities, making recommendations and ensuring successful implementation of initiatives,
• Providing pain-related education and support to clinicians and peers
• Providing consultation to healthcare leadership and other stakeholders regarding aspects of data design, collection, analysis and presentation
• Working with internal and external partners on the development, alignment, and execution of strategies to engage physicians, providers and the clinical community in healthcare QI efforts, and
• Acting as an organizational patient safety champion, and an effective member of the patient safety and QI team, supporting patient safety concepts and high reliability principles

***This position is 100% remote***

Who Are You?

• You are a committed, skilled professional with a strong passion for healthcare, patient safety and quality improvement
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Pharmacy, Healthcare Management or a related field - if you have a Master's degree, an active, unrestricted RN license, and/or quality management or patient safety certification(s) such as CPHQ, CQM, ASQ, Six Sigma or Lean even better
• You have a minimum of four years' experience providing pain-related education to clinical peers and/or patients. An Active Pain Management Nursing Certification (PMGT-BC) or Certified Pain Educator (CPE) is strongly desired but not required
• You possess the equivalent of five years of experience in nursing and/or program administration, QI and/or patient safety, healthcare analytics, infection prevention, care management, or driving clinical transformation initiatives in a healthcare setting
• You are knowledgeable in clinical quality reporting standards for ambulatory care, healthcare management, clinical measurement reporting, and evidence-based medicine
• You have a strong background in healthcare and quality improvement, including interpreting and utilizing clinical data analytics, outcomes measurement, evaluating results, and creating reports and presentations
• You have a demonstrated ability to handle multiple, deadline-driven projects simultaneously and you possess excellent communication and presentation skills
• You are a positive, friendly, and authentic contributor with a strong ability to build relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders, and you work effectively both independently and in a team environment

Who Are We?

The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) is a national, non-profit healthcare organization that is a nationally recognized leader in sustainable healthcare transformation known for achieving demonstrable and sustainable health outcomes for millions of patients and families in Iowa and across the country.

We work with hospitals, providers, payers, patients, businesses, communities and government as a trusted advisor, honest broker, and sense maker - all to achieve sustainable care and improved outcomes.

Our fully remote workforce is made up of a remarkable group of talented and passionate people of all backgrounds working toward a common goal. Our highly skilled staff has the privilege and opportunity to make real, lasting change in healthcare in an organization that fosters creativity, innovation and ongoing success.

We are very proud of the company culture we've built to make IHC a great place to work, and we strongly believe in the importance of work/life balance, respect, team-building and both personal and professional growth because we understand that we achieve our mission when our people are successful.

Why Join the IHC Team?

• Opportunity to work 100% remotely on a team that stretches across the country
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Generous retirement benefits
• Exceptional work/life balance and flexibility, and a strong focus on the importance of family
• The opportunity to be part of a warm, collaborative, outgoing and passionate team made of independent thinkers and doers who are committed to excellence and innovation

We would love to hear from you Please go to our Careers page below and submit your resume and a cover letter highlighting why you think you'd be a great fit with IHC:

Career Opportunities (ihconline.org)

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The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and an E-Verify participant. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. IHC is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations, contact Human Resources at 283-9332 or mullers@ihconline.org.