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Improvement Advisor American Indian Alaska Native Quality Improvement Program LinkedIn Twitter Email Message Share Category Systemwide Quality Improvement Job Location Remote Tracking Code 134728 Industry Select Industry Job Level Mid Career Position Type Full-Time/Regular Years of Experience Not Applicable Who is Comagine Health? Comagine Health is a national, nonprofit, health care consulting firm. We work collaboratively with patients, providers, payers, and other stakeholders to reimagine, redesign and implement sustainable improvements in the health care system. As a trusted, neutral party, we work in our communities to address key, complex health, and health care delivery problems. In all our engagements and initiatives, we draw upon our expertise in quality improvement, care management, health information technology, analytics, and research. We invite our partners and communities to work with us to improve health and redesign the health care delivery system. The SQI department encompasses a broad portfolio of contracts and grants, organized into three primary service lines (patient safety, population health, and community health) serving clients including federal and state governments. SQI includes quality improvement and public health experts who apply their skills to improve the delivery of health care across a variety of settings. Comagine Health is looking for an Improvement Advisor to be a part of an interdisciplinary and multi-organization project team that is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN). The goals for this project revolve around advancing health care quality in facilities managed by the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Improvement Advisor will engage IHS hospital and area office staff to enhance capacity in quality improvement science, assist in the development of a culture of safety, share best practices and program resources, and provide performance improvement training and guidance. Candidates for this position should have strong quality improvement science skills with the hospital setting, and experience working directly with the AIAN population is required. This position also requires relationship building skills within the AIAN community and strong program team participation and engagement. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills, particularly in technical writing and live or virtual presentations. Please note: Preferred residency work time zones for candidates: Pacific, Mountain, or Alaska. Purpose: An integral part of the Systemwide Quality Improvement (SQI) division at Comagine Health, the Improvement Advisor provides consulting and technical assistance to a variety of health care and community stakeholders. SQI encompasses a broad portfolio of contracts and grants, organized into three primary service lines (practice transformation, patient safety and community engagement) serving clients including federal and state governments and private institutions. The SQI team includes quality improvement and public health experts who apply their skills to improve the delivery of health care across a variety of settings. This position is responsible for collaborating with providers, practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, community-based organizations and/or other stakeholders to guide them through health system transformation and improvement initiatives, to support their capacity to respond to a changing health care environment and deliver better care. An Improvement Advisor has an excellent understanding of quality improvement concepts, tools, and techniques and how to apply them as an independent coach or part of a team. Under oversight and with direction from SQI leadership, Improvement Advisors m