Quality Improvement Healthcare Specialist - Center for Nursing Excellence - Westwood

• Lead and support system-wide nursing initiatives and national designation programs.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership to design project plans, set timelines, develop teams, and assign responsibilities.
• Facilitate projects that strengthen patient outcomes and advance nursing excellence.
• Develop and track metrics, compile and analyze data, and prepare reports to demonstrate outcomes and progress.
• Serve as a project manager, facilitator, consultant, and analyst to ensure goals are effectively executed and sustained.

Salary: $116,300 - $264,600 annually

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) – required
• Five or more years of progressive healthcare management experience in clinical operations, program development, and strategic/business planning – required
• Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, including strategy, operations, and financial management
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams, fostering trust, accountability, creativity, and innovation
• Expertise in strategic planning, project execution, and process improvement, with a track record of achieving measurable results
• Demonstrated ability to build strong collaborative relationships across nursing, medical staff, and leadership, and to effectively manage change
• Commitment to quality, patient-centered care, continuous improvement, and productive, respectful teamwork
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to approach issues from multiple perspectives and implement effective solutions

• Experience working within a system-wide Magnet® program, ideally in a Level 1 Trauma and/or academically affiliated medical center