DescriptionTake on a key role within an award-winning health system. Help improve patient experiences as part of a world-class healthcare team. Take your career in an exciting new direction. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
You will be responsible for leading and facilitating quality improvement and safety initiatives as part of our commitment to becoming a transformative, high-reliability organization with an uncompromising focus on patient safety and outcomes. This will involve serving as a content expert, performance improvement facilitator, educator, and consultant. You will collaborate with physician and nursing leadership, residents, clinical staff, and administrative/operational staff to help achieve the best outcomes and patient experiences. You will be responsible for data and event monitoring, peer review coordination, education, and facilitation of QI efforts utilizing Lean and other improvement methodologies. You will typically be focused vertically at the department and service line level but may also lead system-wide quality initiatives.
UCLA Health salary range for this title code is $112,900-256,900/annually . Please note that the department's target pay range is $150,000 - $175,000/annually.
Note: This posted position is 1 of 2 positions available for hire. All applicants will apply through this requisition and if selected will be hired into one of the available positions.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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