Quality Effectiveness Consultant, Pharmacist or RN

Pharmacist Or Registered Nurse

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization: SCAH-Sutter Care at Home - Valley

Position Overview: Successful candidate will be a licensed Pharmacist or Registered Nurse, ideally with experience in pharmacy accreditation surveys (ie. JCAHO, ACHC) or prior surveyor with the Board of Pharmacy. There are no pharmacy dispensing responsibilities for this role. Candidate will cover both Alameda and Sacramento branches, as needed but can be primarily located in either area. Occasional travel between sites is required. Potential for less than full time role. This position is a key resource for driving clinical performance improvement across the organization. In collaboration with clinical leaders at the system, regional and affiliate level, provides clinical leadership, direction, consultation, guidance and support for performance improvement strategies to improve treatment and care of patients with specific disease processes. Leads and facilitates the development, deployment, and monitoring of clinical quality improvement projects, patient safety improvement initiatives, and organization improvements to achieve top decile clinical outcomes and accelerate the achievement of clinical quality and safety goals. Assigned to specific performance improvement teams, to provide clinical expertise, performance improvement consultation, analysis, gap assessment, group/team facilitation and development, and guidance for the dissemination of practices that result in improved clinical outcomes. Deliverables result in practical, significant and measurable improvements in quality, safety, service and efficiency across the organization. Consults and coaches process owners, value stream owners, paired leaders and sponsors as well as improvement team members. Contributes to the development of clinical metrics, dashboards, and scorecards used to measure clinical improvement. Contributes to the development of change management plans including stakeholder engagement, communications, training and implementation/adoption in alignment with the enterprise performance management system.

Job Description:

Education:

• Bachelor's: Healthcare Administration, Business or related field or equivalent education/experience

Typical Experience:

• 8 years recent relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Pharmacist

Skills and Knowledge:

• Thorough knowledge of health care delivery and quality improvement is required, including clinical care management and/or quality management.
• Knowledge of lean performance improvement methodology and management systems.
• Demonstrated ability in leading, facilitating and developing effective teams.
• Demonstrated skills in consulting, group process facilitation, whole system design, negotiation, change management and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully influence and develop effective working relationships with healthcare executives, physician and clinical leaders
• Communication skills (verbal, written and listening) with ability to interact effectively across the organization, especially in situations requiring instructing, persuading, negotiating, resolving conflict, consulting and advising.
• Must be comfortable speaking in public to various audiences.
• Skilled in teaching improvement concepts and principles to diverse audiences from senior management to front line staff.
• Ability to teach and consult with physician, nurses, and quality leaders about outcome data is required.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully working with and motivating diverse work teams, including physicians and nurses.
• Skills and experience in solving complex problems and developing actionable solutions/recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate planning sessions with senior executives, directors, management and physicians to secure high level sponsorship, support and required resources for improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze clinical data and prepare relevant reports.
• Ability to read and interpret data; translates data into meaningful information and uses data to shape work at both the department and enterprise level; possesses analytical and critical thinking skills. demonstrated ability to interpret the strength of research findings/evidence.
• Analytic skills, negotiation, and problem solving skills are required.
• Must be detail oriented, self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written. Experience in addressing large audiences
• Highly respected team player/learner. possess a desire and ability to rapidly learn and apply new learnings.
• Ability to gain cooperation and support through effective use of influence and persuasion required.
• Must demonstrate a customer service focus in all decisions and actions
• Completion of MCE preferred (internal candidates only).
• Must be proficient in all standard Microsoft Office applications

Job Shift: Days

Schedule: Full Time

Shift Hours: 8

Days of the Week: Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements: As Needed

Benefits: Yes

Unions: No

Position Status: Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours: 40

Employee Status: Regular

Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $60.70 to $91.05 / hour. Bay Pay Range Pay Range is $69.81 to $104.71 / hour.

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health's comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.