Job Information
UNC Health Care Quality & Organizational Excellence Leader- OQE - Infection Prevention in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
Our Infection Prevention team’s mission is to promote a safe and healthy environment through the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in patients and the transmission of infectious diseases among patients, staff, and visitors, and to contribute to infection prevention research to guide evidence-based practices. We approach all infection prevention activities using a multidisciplinary approach through our integrated team that has expertise in hospital epidemiology, infection prevention, quality improvement, informatics, advanced epidemiologic and statistical methods, advanced microbiologic methods, and compliance monitoring and coaching.
We believe success in our mission starts with an amazing team. Infection prevention teammates demonstrate our values every day. We learn a lot from our healthcare personnel, patients and each other and are committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Why work at UNCMC Infection Prevention?
We impact people and care about people everyday
We are committed to an equitable and inclusive workplace
We are a community that builds camaraderie across the departments we support
Teammate feedback has led to improved workflows and an inclusive workplace environment
We have FUN – including during and after work-sponsored social events!
Job Summary:
In collaboration with the senior quality leader, provides quality and organizational excellence by leading multidisciplinary quality and process improvement initiatives that directly impact infection prevention. Communicates with stakeholders and stays connected with staff in order to mobilize support and keep infection prevention quality initiatives moving forward.
Responsibilities:
Provides quality and organizational excellence by leading quality and process improvement initiatives. Leads multidisciplinary improvement projects.
Customer Service-Facilitates workgroups and teams focused on infection prevention initiatives by establishing ground rules, allowing members to share perspectives across disciplines, and working to build group concensus on solution approaches.
Measurement & Analysis- Identifies and drives analytic needs for improvement projects and initiatives. Supports leaders in development of problem charter and selection of best approach to solve a particular problem. Mastery of basic quality improvement tools and techniques. Teaches and mentors others on quality improvement tools and processes.
Problem Solving & Implementation-Makes decisions based on analyses and data. Challenges project team and their current processes when improvement is needed. Develops interventions and initiatives based on data. Able to resolve conflicts and promote improvement across multiple departments. Strives to implement solutions that span multiple depts/divisions. Identifies methods for solving problems which eliminate steps, speeds processes, and reduces complexity.
Project Management-Influences and gains commitment from all members of project team. Able to identify resources necessary to meet project needs (budget, personnel, and leadership). Able to obtain and maintain executive support for project through communication and leadership. Acts as a consultant or mentor to other groups interested in implementing similar solutions.
Tools, Methodologies & Technologies-Leads and mentors colleagues regarding tools, methodologies and technologies. Provides cross-functional, cross-business, cross area work.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● If a Bachelor's degree: Three (3) years of experience in quality team facilitation, project management, process improvement or quality data analysis role. Clinical Experience associated with leading quality improvement efforts may be assessed as equivalent to direct quality improvement experience both in determining minimum requirements, as well as level of experience.
● If a Master's degree: One (1) year of experience in quality team facilitation, project management, process improvement or quality data analysis role. Clinical Experience associated with leading quality improvement efforts may be assessed as equivalent to direct quality improvement experience both in determining minimum requirements, as well as level of experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
: Minimum three (3) years of clinical experience in patient care or similar setting strongly preferred.
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: OQE - Infection Prevention
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $32.23 - $46.33 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.