Shift 9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
- The ideal candidate for the position of Associate Director, is adaptive, both motivated and motivating, organized, an effective team leader and contributor, and a skilled problem-solver. The Associate Director will draw upon his/her understanding of change management methodologies and the project management process, to assist teams with quality improvement. He/she will establish cross-functional collaborations to engage stakeholders, execute performance improvement and promote sustainability.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Project Planning & Support: Use performance improvement methodology to develop multi-disciplinary teams to design change ideas and initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.
- Establishing & Leading Teams: Support and facilitate performance improvement teams including scheduling and planning meetings to ensure that objectives are met and tasks are performed through shared decision-making.
- Monitoring Progress: Develop project plan timelines. Combine individual expertise with that of the team to document quality improvement activities (using the Project Charter, Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Reporting Template etc.) and evaluate progress made towards goal attainment.
- Performing Data Analysis for Outcomes Monitoring: Ability to effectively use data analysis tools (e.g. Microsoft Excel and Add-In programs such as QI Charts and Minitab, Tableu etc.) for entering, analyzing, interpreting and visualizing data.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide logistical support for meeting scheduling, coordination and communication.
- Serve as a facilitator for project meetings, as well as committees and forums that are sustained by the Performance Improvement Department.
- Guide teams through all phases of the improvement process, which includes setting project objectives, assessing current state of performance, designing and testing change ideas, selecting a family of measures to gauge achievements, and creating a sustainability plan.
- Guide teams through all phases of the improvement process, which includes setting project objectives, assessing current state of performance, designing and testing change ideas, selecting a family of measures to gauge achievements, and creatin ga sustainability plan.
- Leverage understanding of statistical techniques to inform the process of analyzing, interpreting and presenting data via pivot tables, run and/or control charts, bar graphs, line graphs, histograms, pareto charts etc.
- Build and foster understanding amongst individuals and teams of the various brainstorming and solution generation tools (e.g. Fishbone, Affinity Diagrams, SWOT Analysis, FMEA, process mapping and Driver Diagram etc.)
- Review Project Charters, One-Pagers and other reporting templates to offer feedback to refine project goals, strengthen PDSA planning, metrics selection and data collection.
- Prepare templates and documents to summarize project status and outcomes for internal and external reporting (e.g. for Board Report, Annual/Semi-Annual Governing Body or Facility-Based and System-Wide Committees.)
- Utilize knowledge of program planning and assessment to support professional development initiatives.
- Perform other responsibilities that are delegated by the Director or Chief Quality Officer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Family leave
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan repayment program
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
Healthcare setting:
- Hospital
- JCAHO accredited facility
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Performance Improvement: 6 years (Required)
- full Time: 6 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Brooklyn, NY 11203: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person