Clinical Quality Consultant

Overview

BJC Health Care is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations.

Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Coordinates clinical performance improvement projects that address our publicly reported metrics, internal and external scorecards and the organization’s strategic priorities for improved patient outcomes. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) required within 3 years of start date.

• Consult with Sr. Quality Consultant, Quality Manager, and relevant stakeholders to perform or manage tasks related to developing future state quality goals; conducts analyses of the gap between current state and future state. Utilizes data analysis and lean/six-sigma methods for assessing root causes, issues with process, stakeholder support needed, and gap identification.
• Provides consultation and support to teams and departments related to clinical performance improvement metric analysis, trending, and intervention.
• Performs tasks related to direct observation/partnership with frontline staff/leaders (gemba) including but not necessarily limited to: process observations, monitoring of quality activities within the departments, and coaching related to improvement science and lean/six sigma principles.

• Bachelor's Degree

Bus/HC Admin/Nursing/related

• < 2 years

• Cert/Lic in Area of Expertise

• No Experience

• CPHQ

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance
  * paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer