Job Opening: Quality Improvement & Quality Assurance (QI/QA) Coordinator

Job Description

The Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center is excited to announce a vacant position for a committed and professional Quality Improvement & Quality Assurance (QI/QA) Coordinator. This Full-Time opportunity is ideal for a candidate passionate about driving quality improvements and upholding high standards of care across our healthcare services. As a key role in our organization, the QI/QA Coordinator will oversee the structuring, execution, and monitoring of our quality programs across our healthcare delivery.

This position is based onsite at our healthcare facilities located in Oregon and is not eligible for remote work. The successful candidate will be integrally involved in maintaining and enhancing the efficacy and compliance of our healthcare operations to meet and exceed the established standards of care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Acknowledge and help solve problems with all SQSS matters, potentially amending policy or procedure to ensure patient/clinic safety.
• Serve as the HIPAA security and privacy officer for health services.
• Administer PowerDMS, including processing new and updated policies and procedures, enrolling new clinic staff, and following up on incomplete tasks.
• Serves as the lead safety committee clinic team member, ensuring walkthroughs and routine checking of equipment and annual evaluations are completed.
• Monitors VFC remote temperature logs.
• Facilitate new employee onboarding and mandatory staff training at hire and annually.
• Promote patient safety and quality of care to minimize loss and facilitate improvements.
• Organizes, compiles, and reports QI and QA data for medical staff to identify trends, establish priorities, and recommend improvement activities.
• Manage the compliance and monitoring of quality improvement activities to secure AAAHC accreditation.
• Lead quality improvement projects and work plans by assisting team with the identification of new clinical improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate and implement quality improvement initiatives, monitoring effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain quality improvement documentation.
• Conduct audits and assessments.
• Provide reports and recommendations on quality improvement activities for senior management and clinical staff.
• Collaborate with different departments to ensure quality standards are met.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and standards.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Other items as assigned.

Requirements

• CPR certification
• Cultural competence and the ability to work respectfully with tribal communities
• Organizational and coordination skills
• Intermediate to advanced skills utilizing Microsoft Office Suite
• Valid Oregon driver's license
• Must know how to use computer/electronic health records
• More than 5 years' experience working in health care
• Associate degree in healthcare or related field preferred
• ACLS/BLS Instructor preferred