Clinical Quality Specialist - Quality Department - Horizon West - Orlando Health

Orlando Health - Horizon West 

Department: Quality 

Status:  Full Time

Shift: Day

Title: Clinical Quality Specialist 

Summary: The clinical quality specialist serves as a member of the quality team coordinating and support quality activities and projects.

Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

ORLANDO HEALTH - BENEFITS & PERKS:

Competitive Pay

• Evening, nights, and weekend shift differentials offered for qualifying positions.

All Inclusive Benefits (start day one)

• Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees.

Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer

• Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2021. Orlando Health is the top healthcare organization in the Metro Orlando area to make the prestigious list. "We are proud to be named once again as a best place to work," said Karen Frenier, VP (HR). "This achievement reflects our positive culture and efforts to ensure that all team members feel respected, supported and valued.

Employee-centric

• Orlando Health has been selected as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare.

Essential Functions
• Supports quality and safety activities and projects assigned by the Chief Quality Officer or administrative designee.
• Responsible for facilitating progress towards board quality goals by developing strategies, improvement plans and presentations
consistent with improvement in board quality and safety goals.
• Collaborates with leadership, clinical leaders and staff to plan and support a robust quality and safety program.
• Works in cooperation with other members of the quality team including risk management, infection prevention, regulatory, data
analytics, education and operational effectiveness to achieve improved outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains an open and positive working relationship with physicians, nurses and allied leaders and team members.
• Participates and or leads interdisciplinary teams, related to quality and patient safety as appropriate.
• Works in the practice environment to identify process and practice opportunities for improvement.
• Works with the leadership team to develop a culture and practice environment that embraces quality and patient safety and is in
compliance with the requirements of the various regulatory agencies.
• Supports development of appropriate policies and procedures related to quality and patient safety.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies and procedures that support or enhance quality and patient
safety activities.
Other Related Functions
• Provides education and training related to quality and patient safety.
• Produces reports to meet the needs of the physicians, practice managers and leadership that will facilitate the identification of areas
of improvement opportunity within OH and/or document progress of improvement activities.
• Serves as a resource for the staff as related to quality and safety, and to observe the daily operations within the practices to identify
potential areas for process improvement or enhancements to patient safety.
• Demonstrates initiative and situational leadership skills.
• Embraces, communicates and promotes effective change.
• Maintains appropriate skill level in using current and future data platforms used by Orlando Health.

Education/Training
Bachelor’s Degree.

Licensure/Certification
Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy with the Florida Department of Health or degree in health, life sciences or healthcare
administration.

Experience
Three (3) years’ experience in healthcare setting.