Improvement Advisor

Overview

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We offer development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 Sanford Family members dedicated to health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility: Remote ND (Bismarck)

Location: Bismarck, ND

Address: [address not provided]

Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly

Hours:

40.00

Salary Range: $29.00 - $46.50

This position involves 10% remote work and 90% in-person work at facilities in North Dakota, primarily the Bismarck area. The Quality team is looking for a self-motivated individual who is a natural leader to collaborate with and lead long term care facilities in quality improvement initiatives. To be successful in this role you must have a bachelor’s degree and long term care experience.

A CPHQ is not required but helpful.

The Improvement Advisor works with leadership to organize, assist, and coordinate planning and implementation of systematic, organization-wide approaches to improving outcomes. The Improvement Advisor will support corporate and local strategic plans that achieve high impact and significant improvements in organizational performance by providing oversight to performance improvement components and activities. The advisor must have demonstrated ability in problem solving, critical thinking, conflict management, and team building skills in order to ensure a productive work environment and achievement of goals.

The responsibilities of the advisor include data and project management, analytical reasoning, interpreting and evaluation of complex information, identifying patterns and essential issues, while measuring and evaluating the attainment of results. The advisor is also responsible for utilizing and teaching process improvement methodologies to support informed decision making for operational efficiencies and effectiveness that align with system strategies. Knowledge of and conformance to regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and the organization’s policies is essential, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Serves as communication link and resource person regarding performance improvement and patient safety for departments and management throughout the organization. Understands and communicates quality and safety priorities as they relate to high reliability and value based care. Analyzes data to identify areas of opportunity for improvement efforts. Ability to write and verbally communicate in a legible and understandable manner, have strong computer skills, possess the ability to make independent and timely decisions when circumstances warrant, and possess the ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills, such as interacting effectively with other health care professionals, physicians, upper-level management, regulatory agency staff, and the general public.

Other desired traits include familiarity with the basic tools of robust process improvement, work process redesign, or re-engineering, knowledge of medicine and medical terminology, and ability to work with minimal supervision. Occasional evening and weekend hours, and potential for greater than 40-hour workweek when circumstances warrant.

• Bachelor’s degree required. In lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associate’s degree and 5 years of applicable experience.
• If degree is in nursing, graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred (CCNE, ACEN, NLN CNEA).
• Minimum of two years experience in operational process improvement, clinical, or healthcare management setting preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or CPHQ or equivalent preferred.
• If a licensed RN, currently hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board where practice occurs and/or multistate licensure if in an NLC state. Maintain necessary department competencies and certifications. Other departments may require certifications as directed by leadership.

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan; work/life balance benefits; and a generous time off package. For more information about Total Rewards, visit

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call or send an email to talent. Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0246301

Job Function: Quality and Risk Management

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