Quality Improvement Specialist II

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services.

Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization
** Position Summary
** The Quality Improvement Specialist II is a member of the quality team who is responsible for assisting the Quality Management Director in managing the corporate Quality Assurance Program and the Quality Improvement Program by interpreting and implementing quality assurance standards according to the Joint Commission, CLIA, OSHA, NCQA and other relevant professional entities. The incumbent will assist with promoting and monitoring service excellence, safety and risk reduction.  

The Quality Improvement Specialist II will work directly with the Quality Management Director to help support site managers and supervisors to further develop, review and evaluate the organization-wide Quality Improvement & Assurance Program.
** Duties and Responsibilities
** As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services.  Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:
* Understanding and empathizing with client needs
* Surpassing client expectations
* Demonstrating a high level of integrity
* Exhibiting compassion and commitment
* Advocating for social justice
* Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
* Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** Includes the following:
* Assist the Quality Improvement Manager in implementing processes designed and approved by upper management.
* Assist with helping and supporting all sites in complying with Joint Commission and Patient Centered Medical Home standards.
* Assist the Quality Improvement Manager in supporting the quality of care processes by assisting administrators, program directors, clinic managers and supervisors in the development of systems to prevent and manage adverse events.
* Assist with reviewing quality assurance standards for Joint Commission, NCQA and other Quality Improvement Methods that can help initiate corrective actions plan that ensure compliance when required.
* Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Assurance/Improvement program and help monitor corrective action(s).
* Assist in assessing data, generating tracking and trending reports and provide information of findings to the Quality Improvement Manager.
* Helps with the development of performance activity goals for all departments.
* Coordinates and conducts on-site inspections, evaluations and tracers.
* Produce and provide onsite inspections reports directly to site managers.
* Help with planning, organizing, and conducting emergency preparedness drills.
* Help anticipate and assess QI needs of health center by identifying educational opportunities for improvement.
* Help identify teaching resources and techniques appropriate for assigned QI projects.
* Will supervise the QI support staff in absence of Quality Improvement Manager.
* Others duties as assigned to fulfill Sea Mar Community Health…