Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

We have an opportunity for a Full-time  Performance Improvement Specialist to join our team in Portland, OR. The Performance Improvement Specialist helps to ensure that care is safe, timely, effective, equitable, efficient and patient-centered.  The position supports the PI/Risk Management department, hospital staff, leadership, and medical staff by identifying and facilitating process improvement and safety opportunities.  In this position, you'll have the opportunity to facilitate implementation of evidence-based practices by performing data extraction and analysis and PI methodologies.  You'll actively lead and participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of quality and safety programs.  In addition, you'll facilitate improvement of outcomes relevant to environment of care and patient safety, patient satisfaction, and clinical quality. 

Schedule:  FT FTE 1.0 (In person)

• Collects, enters, and analyzes quality, safety, and patient experience data
• Generates reports, maintains dashboards, and makes recommendations for future improvement based on analysis
• Collaborates with teams and facilitates performance improvement activities around quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and patient experience using proven tools, techniques and methodologies
• Supports coordination of hospital-wide licensing and accreditation efforts including staff education, continuous survey readiness, and regulatory reporting
• Represents the Performance Improvement department in administrative and/or medical staff committees, as assigned
• Assists with administrative duties such as taking meeting minutes

Note:  This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities.  The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Required

• Bachelor in business or related field

Preferred

• Bachelor in Nursing
• Master's in Healthcare, Business or related field
• 3 years experience in quality management and performance improvement
• CPHQ certification