Performance Improvement Specialist

🕒 June 22

🌪️ Kansas – Remote

🌪️ Kansas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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The University of Kansas Health System

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1998

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

📚 Education

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Education

The University of Kansas Health System is a comprehensive healthcare provider that partners with the University of Kansas Medical Center to offer top-tier medical services and education. It is recognized for its excellence in patient care, research, and education, with services ranging from urgent care to specialized cancer treatment at its NCI-designated cancer center. As a nonprofit organization, it relies on donations to provide high-quality healthcare to the community. Additionally, it offers a variety of educational opportunities through residency programs and fellowships, and emphasizes the importance of wellness and holistic health management for patients and professionals alike.

📋 Description

• Guide facilities through the implementation of EBP standards and system-defined best practices. • Validate clinical compliance, documentation accuracy, and process adoption. • Coach rural teams, clinical champions, and operational leaders on EBP expectations and best practices. • Conduct workflow assessments in clinics and hospitals to identify efficiency gaps and improvement opportunities. • Recommend and help implement workflow redesign strategies that support EBP, standardization, and operational efficiency. • Lead and facilitate change management activities to ensure the successful adoption of new processes, tools, and technology. • Provide education and training to staff on revised workflows and change readiness. • Facilitate system and facility-level improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, PDSA, and other QI methodologies. • Support the creation and monitoring of performance goals and action plans. • Help standardize clinical and operational processes across all facilities. • Lead on-site and virtual improvement workshops, rapid improvement events, and performance reviews. • Lead development, optimization, and maintenance of EHR-based registries for clinical and operational metrics. • Ensure accurate data capture, mapping, and system alignment with registry requirements. • Generate, interpret, and distribute timely reports for facilities and system leadership. • Validate data integrity and ensure accuracy of dashboards, scorecards, and incentive-related metrics. • Collaborate with IT, analytics team, and vendor partners to troubleshoot and enhance registry performance. • Build strong, productive relationships with hospital leadership, clinic managers, quality leaders, and frontline teams. • Serve as a liaison between system quality leadership and facility-level teams. • Participate in system committees, collaborative groups, and project teams focused on improvement and standardization. • Extensive travel (up to 75-90%), including overnight stays and travel to rural clinics and community hospitals. • Ability to work independently while traveling with minimal on-site supervision.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or related field • 5 or more years of healthcare experience • Certification in quality or PI • Familiarity with CMS, Joint Commission, and national quality metrics • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Professional development opportunities