Quality Improvement Specialist

Quality Improvement Specialist/UKHC

Job Title - Quality Improvement Specialist/UKHC

Department Name - Performance Services

Work Location - Lexington, KY

Grade Level - 11

Salary Range - $54,080-95,056/year

Type of Position - Staff

Position Time Status - Full-Time

Required Education - MS

Required Related Experience - 3 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification - None

Physical Requirements - This position requires occasionally lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects weighing up to or over 50lbs.; standing or walking with objects weighing up to 10 lbs.; regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time and performing tasks with repetitive motions (such as typing); and occasional job-related travel.

Shift - Primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm. As an exempt-level position, some evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays may be required in order to meet departmental business needs.

Job Summary - UK Healthcare is seeking a Quality Improvement Specialist to apply systems engineering principles to improve health care delivery and transform UKHC into an HRO (High Reliability Organization) learning health system. This position will be responsible for: performance improvement, project facilitation, project management, data/analytics and instructional guidance. Duties will include: Utilize lean principles or other change management methods (e.g., Six Sigma, ISO9000) to provide direction and vision for identifying opportunities for performance improvement, quality engineering, and workflow analyses. Other duties include: manage healthcare projects through the entire project life cycle, collaborate with clinician champions to facilitate meetings and communication, and lead project teams through complex and ambiguous situations.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities - Industrial Engineering or other engineering, data/analytics, clinical, or business background

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? - No

Preferred Education/Experience - A Master's degree in industrial or systems engineering or a related field, as well as an extensive background in process improvement, specifically within a large healthcare enterprise preferred. Experience with and knowledge of process design, flowcharting, layout optimization, and forecasting methodologies are also essential.

Our University Community - We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus. The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status. Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.