Improvement Advisor

Careers With Purpose Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. Were proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility Remote ND Bismarck Location Bismarck, ND Address Shift 8 Hours - Day Shifts Job Schedule Full-time Weekly Hours 40.00 Salary Range $29.00 - $46.50 Department Details The Good Samaritan Sanford Quality team is a team of hard-working and talented professionals. We are strategic and value safety, inclusivity, team work, and are champions of high reliability. We strive to balance an environment that creates work-life balance. The work of the Quality Team drives strategy and improves life for our residents and employees we serve. This is a team that strives on collaboration, interdisciplinary approach, and getting the job done at the end of the day. We are leaders informally in this organization through our consulting role and hands-on help to achieve results. Our team strives for a fun and flexible working environment. Our team works with a variety of stakeholders in the organization and is exposed to different aspects of operational improvement. This is an excellent role for anyone wishing for professional and personal growth within the organization.

Job Summary The Improvement Advisor works with leadership to organize, assist, and coordinate planning and implementation of systematic organization-wide approaches to improving outcomes. The Improvement Advisor will support corporate and local strategic plans that achieve high impact and significant improvements in organizational performance by providing oversight to performance improvement components and activities. The advisor must have demonstrated ability in problem-solving, critical thinking, conflict management, and team-building skills in order to ensure a productive work environment and achievement of goals.

Responsibilities

• Data and project management
• Analytical reasoning
• Interpreting and evaluation of complex information
• Identifying patterns and essential issues
• Measuring and evaluating the attainment of results
• Utilizing and teaching process improvement methodologies to support informed decision-making for operational efficiencies and effectiveness that align with system strategies
• Knowledge of and conformance to regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and the organizations policies
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information
• Serves as a communication link and resource person regarding performance improvement and patient safety for departments and management throughout the organization
• Understands and communicates quality and safety priorities as they relate to high reliability and value-based care
• Analyzes data to identify areas of opportunity for improvement efforts
• Ability to write and verbally communicate in a legible and understandable manner
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to make independent and timely decisions when circumstances warrant
• Possess the ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills such as interacting effectively with other healthcare professionals, physicians, upper-level management, regulatory agency staff, and the general public

Other Desired Traits

• Familiarity with the basic tools of robust process improvement
• Work process redesign or re-engineering
• Knowledge of medicine and medical terminology
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Occasional evening and weekend hours and potential for greater than 40-hour workweek when circumstances warrant

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required
• In lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associates degree and 5 years of applicable experience
• If degree is in nursing, graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred (e.g., Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, CCNE, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, ACEN, and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, NLN CNEA)
• Minimum of two years experience in operational process improvement, clinical, or healthcare management setting preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or equivalent preferred
• If a licensed registered nurse (RN) currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department-specific competencies and certifications
• Quality improvement-assurance personnel with nursing backgrounds can maintain their license without seeking additional hours based on roles and responsibilities
• Other departments may or may not require certifications as directed by department leadership

Benefits Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work-life balance benefits
• A generous time-off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://www.sanfordcareers.com/benefits.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talents@sanfordhealth.org. Sanford Health has a Drug-Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

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