About Us
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Quality Improvement Specialist Registered Nurse
Department: Quality Management
Daily Work Times: 8a-430p
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 80
Position Summary:
Acts as a quality consultant and subject matter expert. Responsible for uncovering opportunities for improvement through data collection/analysis and observation of processes of care. Accountable for data pertaining to assigned clinical outcomes. Assists with, and coordinates, ongoing data management and monitoring of clinical performance and compliance with standards/guidelines of healthcare regulatory and reimbursement agencies. Responsible for managing, summarizing and analyzing data, creating customized reports, and providing level of support needed by internal customers.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
· Assists in the development of goals and objectives, policies, procedures and protocols as they relate to the performance improvement.
· Abstracts, compiles, analyzes, and evaluates data to identify patterns or trends, using statistical processes and controls and various databases or software programs.
· Supports in resolving identified concerns or trends through facilitation, coordination, education, monitoring and evaluation.
Required:
· Bachelor’s or associate degree Nursing degree from an accredited educational institution
· State of Michigan licensure as a Registered Nurse
· Three years of recent clinical or healthcare experience
Preferred:
· Quality improvement/performance improvement experience
· Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
· Surgical Background
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
