Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required., Master's degree or UPMC approved certification is preferred., Minimum of 7 years of related healthcare experience is required., Expertise in quality improvement methods such as lean, Toyota, and/or Six Sigma is essential..
Key responsabilities:
Manage and perform functions related to operations in the Quality department.
Lead and engage teams across the organization while interacting with executives.
Utilize measurement and analytics skills to identify areas for improvement.
Actively participate in the development and management of the department budget.
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A $23 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 700 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a 4 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.4 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $800 million in federal, state, and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial, and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. For more information, go to UPMC.com.
Are you passionate about helping kids be their best selves?
UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics is hiring a Full-Time Quality Manager to support the office remotely.
Training will be completed at the CCP Wexford office.
Travel to CCP offices will be required as needed.
Purpose:
Responsible for managing and performing functions related to operations in the Quality department. The manager facilitates and manages new and ongoing projects it the Quality area.
Responsibilities:
Demonstrates expertise in regulatory/state/federal requirements for reporting.
Presents materials related to quality and performance improvement
Uses measurement and analytics skills to identify areas of improvement.
Leads change and provide oversight of project management.
Partners with hospital leaders to implement change.
Demonstrates strong project management skills by prioritizing and balancing multiple projects simultaneously.
Leads and engages teams across the organization and interact with all levels of executives.
Manages resources to support quality monitoring and performance improvement activities.
Actively participates in the development and management of the department budget.
Acts as the lead in absence of the director.
Exhibits knowledge of the fiscal implications of quality outcomes.
Direct supervision of staff or large scale initiatives and or projects.
Assigns quality department support personnel for quality activities.
Strategizes and carries forward quality and performance improvement agenda.
Demonstrates expertise in PI/CQI and with methods such as lean, Toyota and/or Six Sigma.
Bachelor's degree in relevant field required-
Master's degree, or UPMC approved certification, or completion of 2 years in a 4 year bachelor's to PhD/DNP program required -
Minimum of 7 years related healthcare experience required-
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
National Certification Preferred
Act 31, Act 33, Act 34, Act 73.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Required profile
Experience
Spoken language(s):
English
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