UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the "gold standard" for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas, which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011.

This Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist position will be a member of our Population Health Clinical Quality Team who maintains a status of being in the top 10% for clinical quality in the state of California. All team members are LEAN certified, with backgrounds in nursing, public health, clinic operations, or health informatics. This position will be focused on our Quality Incentive Pool (QIP) Program and a sub set of primary care measures that need a focused approach to attaining high performance. The QIS ideally will have an extensive clinical background, CPHQ certification, and/or lean six sigma training. The QIS possesses a strong understanding in quality, HEDIS measures, an attention to detail, background in education and/or developing stand work for clinics. The QIS in this position will be expected to be onsite 2-3 days per week at our Greenwich location and will be helping oversee patient outreach during campaigns and clinic visits.

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or other relevant healthcare profession, or a combination of comparable clinical education and / or experience.
• Five (5) or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience and proven success with in-depth knowledge of QI standards, clinical chart review and abstraction, and regulatory requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of QI models, tools, and techniques, including collection, abstraction, validation, analysis, reporting of data, and use of performance and benchmark indicators.
• Advanced organizational and project management skills, with the ability to lead a team, prioritize tasks, and see projects through from inception to completion on schedule.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of highly-complex information and responsibilities, to quickly assess problems, and to develop and implement timely and effective solutions.
• Advanced interpersonal skills for collaborating effectively with all levels of clinical and technical staff and representatives of external regulatory agencies and for mentoring lower-level QI staff.
• Advanced ability to effectively convey complex clinical, technical, and educational information both verbally and in writing, and to produce high quality reports, documentation, and presentations.
• Advanced knowledge of various administrative and business software packages, and of the specialized applications for quality data management.
• Advanced skills to influence and persuade staff, management, and clinicians at all levels and across departments.

• Non-probationary, California registered nurse
• Master's degree in Nursing or other relevant healthcare profession.
• CPHQ Certification
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Once fully trained, this position may work a hybrid schedule which includes onsite 2-3 days per week at our Greenwich location.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.