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*Job Summary* Quality Improvement Consultant 2 RN provides senior consultant expertise and leadership to teams. Achieves improved outcomes and sustainable change. Helps BSWH strategy deliver high-quality, safe care. Achieves excellence by regulatory statutes, policies, and procedures. *Essential Functions of the Role* * Serves as a senior internal consultant for quality and patient safety initiatives and medium to large scale projects through BSWH. * Facilitates, coordinates, and manages projects for quality improvement teams and strategic planning sessions. Provides support for other meetings and committees as needed. * Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members and managers in quality care and regulatory issues. * In partnership with teams and managers, develops indicators and finds improvement opportunities. Monitors and evaluates care quality based on evidence, regulations, and data testing. * Prepares and submits timely reports on work team progress to stakeholders. These reports include progress, barriers, lessons learned, and related topics for strategic improvement priorities. * Works with staff to use audit strategies, data extraction, observation, surveys, focus groups, or other tools to improve care and service quality. * Partners develop, interpret, and administer policies, procedures, and practices. They aim to provide high-quality, safe care and meet federal and state requirements. * Applies a wide range of data techniques, and process or quality improvement tools to drive improvements. * Represents BSWH at local, regional, state, or national health care partners. * Participates and/or manages unit and/or facility huddles. * Helps the ZERO Harm rounding process as directed by leadership. *Key Success Factors* * Experienced knowledge of tools and techniques of quality performance measurement and data testing. * Experienced knowledge of Texas, Joint Commission and CMS standards. * Experienced knowledge of trends, developments, and research in providing high-quality safe care. * Skilled facilitator, coach, consultant, influencer. * Management and strategic thinking skills. * Investigative and problem-solving skills. * Skilled in the use of computers, and related software applications. * Excellent verbal, social and written communication skills. * Able to mentor, train and develop instructional materials to educate leadership and staff in quality, patient safety, and regulatory issues. * Able to work collaboratively and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and across organizational lines and teams. * Able to identify and deploy required project management processes, tools, and templates needed to successfully drive initiatives. * Able to partner with key stakeholders to identify impediments to success and recommend and implement corrective action and/or mitigation. * Able to work alone or with varying levels of direction or indirect supervision and guidance. * Able to appropriately prioritize tasks to meet desired deadlines. * Must achieve CPHQ, CPPS, or role-appropriate certification within two years. * Licensed clinician such as nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, respiratory therapist, etc. preferred. *About Us* Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well. Our Core Values are: * We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart. * We never settle by constantly striving for better. * We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve. * We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience. *Benefits* Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include: * Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits * Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5% * Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more * Immediate access to time off benefits At Baylor Scott & White Health, your well-being is our top priority. Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level *Belonging Statement* We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported, and that our workforce should be reflective of the communities we serve. *QUALIFICATIONS* * EDUCATION - Bachelor's * EXPERIENCE - 5 Years of Experience * RN preferred