The Founders Affiliate of the American Heart Association is recruiting for a Healthcare Quality Improvement Consultant position to be based in our Wallingford, CT office . The start date for this position will be on or after June 25, 2018.
One of the many ways we promote healthier lives is by supporting healthcare professionals' quest for continuous quality improvement. Our suite of quality programs puts up-to-date treatment guidelines, tools and resources to work in hospitals and outpatient practices across the nation. Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG) is a program that helps ensure consistent application of the most recent scientific guidelines for heart disease and stroke. Join our Quality and Systems Improvement Team and help champion this effort! Learn more at www.heart.org/getwiththeguidelines
In this role, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Consultant identifies, secures, cultivates and manages relationships with hospitals, outpatient practices and other key stakeholders in using the AHA’s suite of quality improvement programs to improve care for patients. The consultant will serve as an educator, advisor and account manager in securing new relationships with hospitals and outpatient practices. Additionally, the consultant will work to deepen the engagement with current customers in maximizing GWTG in their organizations. The consultant will work with state health departments, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), quality improvement organizations, health plans and other agencies to ensure that our quality improvement initiatives are key priorities within the community.
In this role, you will report to Lisa our Senior Director of Quality & Systems Improvement and will have the opportunity to work with other QSI Consultants throughout the region.
This position is responsible for managing accounts throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Eastern New York. The position requires regular travel in the region.
- This position is ideal for candidates with the expertise and experience to fully understand the benefits of GWTG and the talent to translate that knowledge into sustainable quality improvement within the acute care and outpatient settings.
- An ideal candidate will bring the ability to manage and build strong customer and volunteer relationships, trouble-shooting skills and prompt follow-up on customer issues, the ability to prioritize, multitask and effectively communicate with all stakeholders, the ability to identify and implement new opportunities for GWTG and our outpatient-based quality improvement programs, have a strong results orientation and the ability to use Microsoft products, computer software, learn new software applications, maintain accurate data and analyze reports all to advance the mission of the American Heart Association.
- Education: Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
- Experience: Must have two or moreyears experience in public health or a related healthcare field. Experience in hospital quality improvement, cardiovascular fields and/or research experience is highly desirable. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
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