CQI Specialist - Remote

at  Wellpath

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The CQI Specialist works with various teams to coordinate and implement continuous quality improvement activities for Wellpath. This includes tracking and analyzing CQI data, creating audit reports, and developing and communicating quality improvement plans to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. The Specialist also monitors home office grievances and uses the information to drive continuous quality improvement efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Tracks and trends performance on CQI measures for all sites, proactively identifying areas for improvement and initiating effective problem-solving.
• Develops, manages, and executes improvement plans for site and system-wide issues and trends, and performs audits for company initiatives.
• Drives the Peer Review process, stores and maintains Patient Safety Work Product, and prepares and submits reports as requested.
• Communicates information to Home Office, Regional, and Site leadership, and collaborates with staff to meet CQI contract requirements.
• Assesses staff educational needs, aids in the development of educational objectives and strategies, and maintains and updates the CQI Manual for the company while making ethical decisions and performing activities.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Registered Nurse, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Healthcare Project Management, etc. preferred.

Experience

• 3 years in a clinical setting, correctional healthcare setting, hospital management, risk management, or similar experience required.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Previously demonstrated ability and experience in providing leadership for self-directed work teams.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience with process improvement methodology, and PC applications preferred.
• Knowledge of principles of medical/mental health record documentation.

Licenses/Certifications

• RN/NP/LPC/LMHC/NCC/MFT/LCSW/PMP Preferred

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Tracks and trends performance on CQI measures for all sites, proactively identifying areas for improvement and initiating effective problem-solving.
• Develops, manages, and executes improvement plans for site and system-wide issues and trends, and performs audits for company initiatives.
• Drives the Peer Review process, stores and maintains Patient Safety Work Product, and prepares and submits reports as requested.
• Communicates information to Home Office, Regional, and Site leadership, and collaborates with staff to meet CQI contract requirements.
• Assesses staff educational needs, aids in the development of educational objectives and strategies, and maintains and updates the CQI Manual for the company while making ethical decisions and performing activities