Quality Improvement Specialist

Make your move to Alaska! Experience the midnight sun in the summer, a front-row seat to the northern lights in the winter, and the opportunity to advance your experience and skills as you enjoy the Alaskan lifestyle.

Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is looking for a Quality Improvement Specialist to join the team!

The work of this position will focus on stroke and sepsis coordination and improvement (40-50%) along with continued improvement work for the organization (50-60%). This position will be part of the Improvement Office and will report to Quality Director in the Improvement Office with indirect reporting to the Emergency Department (ED) Director.

The position’s home base will be in the ED where routine interaction with clinicians is easily facilitated. Due to specific acute care knowledge of stroke and sepsis needed, RN license is strongly preferred with experience in ED or other acute care setting.

Pay & Benefits:

• Compensation: $36.44 to $58.30 hourly wage based on experience and education
• Retention Bonus: $20,000 Retention Bonus
• Relocation Assistance: up to $7,500 Relocation Assistance
• Temporary Housing: 90 Days Temporary Housing Provided
• Additional Pay: Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
• Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
• Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
• Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs, The Learning Center (childcare services)
• Shifts Available: Full Time, Exempt

About Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska’s interior. We have a strong patient to nurse ratio and a culture of Shared Leadership. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.

Living in Fairbanks:

As the second largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making this community one of the most special in the country. With a rich history and plentiful diversity, Fairbanks is proud to be called the Golden Heart City, and only once you visit will you understand the name to be true.

• No state income tax and no sales tax.
• Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
• College Town – the University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College
• Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.
• 15 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 4 High Schools | 10 District “Schools of Choice”| robust youth sports programs

Summer activities: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music, and events.

Winter activities: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, word class hot springs, community-wide art shows, and festivals etc.

• Supports staff, departments, and leaders in continuous improvement activities and projects to include rapid improvement and improving flow events, value stream mapping, standard work, process improvement projects, and support to Quality Team.
• Educates and facilitates organization quality management system and programs, improvement activities, and tools.
• Provides ongoing assessment of performance, analyzes clinical outcome data, and identifies performance improvement opportunities or trends. Conducts high level assessments, gathers information and collaborates with the appropriate process owner(s) to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyzes data for administrative and clinical decision making.
• Facilitates prioritization of improvement activities with system and facility leadership.
• Initiates and oversees performance improvement projects in collaboration with project lead.
• Serves as a resource and/or facilitates improvement teams to plan, implement, and coordinate entity activities to maximize clinical and operational outcomes.
• Participates on improvement teams, guiding them on the system defined improvement process.
• Serves as a resource for assessment of clinical performance and performance improvement methodologies throughout the facility and system.

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, science, business, engineering or related field OR a clinical background with current license/certification or equivalent experience.
• Requires a proficiency level typically attained with five (5) years acute care, healthcare, process improvement, safety or quality management experience.
• Requires ability to perform complex statistical analysis and highly developed problem solving skills. Requires the ability to manage programs and projects. Requires demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification is preferred.
• Experience with process improvement, regulatory/accreditation programs, data management, and analysis including graphic development and presentations is highly desirable.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.