{"id":7064,"date":"2021-01-20T08:28:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T13:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ihqi\/?p=7064"},"modified":"2021-01-21T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:36:21","slug":"recruitment-appeal-for-ihqi-quality-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ihqi\/2021\/01\/recruitment-appeal-for-ihqi-quality-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruitment Appeal for IHQI Quality Analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI)<\/strong><\/p>\n

invites applications for two <\/strong>Quality Analysts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applications due Jan. 31, 2021<\/p>\n

The position is ideal for someone passionate about improving healthcare and health. The role demands organization, versatility, creativity, confidence, enthusiasm and teamwork.<\/p>\n

Link to job posting:\u00a0https:\/\/jobs.unchealthcare.org\/jobs\/6146145-quality-slash-organizational-analyst-inst-of-hospital-quality-innovation<\/a><\/p>\n

IHQI Quality Analyst<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement’s<\/a> (IHQI) invites applications for a Quality and Organizational Excellence Analyst (IHQI Quality Analyst). IHQI’s mission is to catalyze healthcare improvement, spread and culture change by developing and mentoring clinical improvement leaders. IHQI pursues this mission through a variety of programs including Improvement Scholars.<\/p>\n

Improvement Scholars is a structured, experiential learning program. Improvement Scholars learn clinical improvement leadership by proposing, designing and leading a project with guidance and support from IHQI.<\/p>\n

Improvement Scholars\u00a0projects are complex quality improvement interventions that involve designing and implementing systems and approaches to improve healthcare. While individual projects vary in content, focus and type, the purpose of each project is the same: to provide\u00a0clinicians and other health care professionals with education, systems and support to enable them to implement strategies that improve the quality of healthcare.<\/p>\n

Working closely with\u00a0Improvement Scholars and IHQI Quality Leaders, the IHQI Quality Analyst participates in designing and developing interventions to improve clinical care and helps plan and facilitate implementation activities. The\u00a0IHQI Quality Analyst\u00a0provides support during project planning, start-up, implementation, and close-out. The\u00a0IHQI Quality Analyst\u00a0must interact comfortably with individuals with diverse skill sets and backgrounds and coordinate activity with multiple stakeholders. The\u00a0IHQI Quality Analyst\u00a0has frequent contact with physicians and other healthcare professionals and leaders. Effective oral and written communication in a rapidly changing environment is critical to the IHQI Quality Analyst’s effectiveness. The\u00a0IHQI Quality Analyst\u00a0continually draws on the ability to manage ambiguity, solve problems and prioritize.<\/p>\n

Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Support the development and monitoring of project plan including deliverables, milestones, tasks and timeline.<\/li>\n
  2. Work closely with IHQI Quality Leaders to plan and coordinate meetings and improvement activities involving project stakeholders including clinical and administrative leaders and line staff.<\/li>\n
  3. Communicate with project stakeholders and team members regarding project status, tasks, implementation challenges, etc. during and between meetings and improvement activities.<\/li>\n
  4. Assist with the\u00a0development of\u00a0project documents and materials (e.g., charter, key driver diagram, A3s, run and\/or control charts, standard work, training materials, tools to support clinical operations, progress reports, presentations, etc.).<\/li>\n
  5. Assist with monitoring, tracking and reporting data to help drive improvement. Contribute to development of sustainable workflows for performance monitoring.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Professional Experience Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n