JOB SUMMARY

Provides senior level consultant expertise and leadership to teams to achieve improved outcomes and sustainable change to help BSWH strategy to deliver high-quality, safe care and achieve excellence by regulatory statutes, policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

• Serves as a senior internal consultant for quality and patient safety initiatives and medium to large scale projects through BSWH.
• Facilitates, coordinates, and provides project management for quality improvement teams, strategic planning sessions, and other organizational meetings and committees as requested and needed.
• Provides professional leadership, coaching and mentoring of team members and managers in the provision of quality, safe care and regulatory issues.
• In partnership with teams and managers, develops multidisciplinary indicators and identifies opportunities for improvement, to monitor and evaluate the quality of care and services provided to patients based on evidence-based practices, regulatory and accrediting agency requirements, and data testing of high-risk problem prone, and high-volume processes.
• Prepares and submits timely scheduled and ad hoc status reports on the progress of work teams to various stakeholders to keep them apprised of progress, potential barriers, lessons learned, and related topics for all strategic improvement priorities.
• Works with applicable staff to use appropriate audit strategies, data extraction, experienced observation, surveys, focus groups or other tools to obtain relevant information to improve care and quality of service.
• Partners in the development, interpretation, and administration of policies, procedures, and practices by goals of providing high-quality, safe care and federal and state requirements.
• Applies a wide range of data techniques, and process or quality improvement tools to drive improvements.
• Represents BSWH at local, regional, state, or national health care partners.
• Participates and/or managers unit and/or facility huddles
• Helps the ZERO Harm rounding process as directed by leadership

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Experienced knowledge of tools and techniques of quality performance measurement and data testing
• Experienced knowledge of Texas, Joint Commission and CMS standards
• Experienced knowledge of trends, developments, and research in providing high-quality safe care
• Skilled facilitator, coach, consultant, influencer
• Management and strategic thinking skills
• Investigative and problem-solving skills
• Skilled in the use of computers, and related software applications
• Excellent verbal, social and written communication skills
• Able to mentor, train and develop instructional materials to educate leadership and staff in quality, patient safety, and regulatory issues
• Able to work collaboratively and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and across organizational lines and teams
• Able to identify and deploy required project management processes, tools, and templates needed to successfully drive initiatives
• Able to partner with key stakeholders to identify impediments to success and recommend and implement corrective action and/or mitigation
• Able to work alone or with varying levels of direction or indirect supervision and guidance
• Able to appropriately prioritize tasks to meet desired deadlines
• Must achieve Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) or role-appropriate certification within the first two years
• Licensed clinician such as nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, respiratory therapist, etc. preferred.

BENEFITS

Our competitive benefits package includes the following

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level

QUALIFICATIONS

- EDUCATION - Bachelor's or 4 years of work experience above the minimum qualification

- EXPERIENCE - 5 Years of Experience

Preferences:

• Project Management with data analysis experience
• Excel and Power BI proficient
• The ability to use the Health Catalyst tools (and Vizient tools)
• The ability to pull and analyze data from any registries
• Epic report writing skills
• Report building skills and the ability to use the data and lead teams to improve performance

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About Baylor Scott & White Health

Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. With a commitment to and a track record of innovation, collaboration, integrity and compassion for the patient, BSWH stands to be one of the nation’s exemplary health care organizations. Our mission is to serve all people by providing personalized health and wellness through exemplary care, education and research as a Christian ministry of healing. Joining our team is not just accepting a job, it’s accepting a calling!

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