Manager, National Quality Improvement

Position Purpose:

To facilitate the marketing, implementation and evaluation of March of Dimes perinatal quality improvement programs and the development of cross-functional healthcare partnerships. Assess March of Dimes supported Quality Improvement (QI) activities with partner hospitals to ensure that needs are being met; evaluate March of Dimes' resources and support of the programs, and intervene as necessary to ensure overall success. .

Position Responsibilities:

Oversee the effectiveness of Foundation wide Quality Improvement (QI) Programs, specifically the .

Qualifications Required

: - BA degree plus 5 to 7 years work-related experience required.
-- Demonstrated and proven experience in quality improvement programming desired (perinatal focus preferred).
-- Work experience in a healthcare setting or experience working with healthcare providers desired (perinatal setting preferred).
-- Knowledge of maternal/child health issues preferred.
-- Expertise in the use of QI processes, such as Plan-Do-Study-Act, MAP-IT, or other models, strategic planning, data driven report development and analysis.
-- Expertise and experience in Quality improvement, including methodologies, implementation and evaluation.
-- Knowledge of hospital accreditation and certification standards.
-- Must possess strong project management experience.
-- Strong accountability, analytical, organization, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
-- Excellent group facilitation and technical assistance delivery.
-- Able to maintain integrity while managing multiple projects and meet internal and externally imposed deadlines.
-- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
-- Ability and willingness to travel as needed (40%).
-- Knowledge of and working experience of Microsoft Office. .