The posting
This hybrid position includes a minimum of two onsite days each week, typically Mondays and Tuesdays, at Corewell Health Place in Grand Rapids.
We are seeking a Senior Clinical Standardization and Quality Improvement Specialist who combines clinical credibility, operational discipline, and a strong drive for results. This highly autonomous role blends clinical operations, project management, and quality improvement to translate evidence into action and deliver measurable improvements in patient outcomes, clinical practice, operational performance, and cost.
Working across clinical, operational, and executive teams, the Specialist will influence clinical practice and lead complex initiatives that reduce unwarranted variation, strengthen quality and safety, and improve professional practice across the organization. Success in this role goes beyond identifying opportunities. You'll be expected to bring forward solutions, respectfully challenge assumptions, build trusted relationships, and drive work from idea through implementation and measurable results.
The work ranges from leading complex improvement initiatives to managing the operational details necessary to make change successful and sustainable. If you're a results-oriented healthcare professional who enjoys solving problems, influencing change, and making things happen, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary
The Senior Clinical Standardization & Quality Improvement Specialist works independently and autonomously to identify, lead, drive, and manage work that supports the strategies, initiatives, and goals of the organization.
This role applies expertise in evidence-based practice, project management, collaboration, and change management to translate clinical evidence and organizational priorities into sustainable improvements.
In collaboration with clinical teams and operational and executive leaders, the Specialist develops, implements, and supports programs and clinical standardization initiatives that achieve measurable improvements in quality, safety, clinical outcomes, operational performance, and cost. The Specialist analyzes existing processes, identifies opportunities to minimize clinical variation, and develops practical, evidence-based recommendations that can be implemented and sustained across the organization.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a results-oriented healthcare professional who brings clinical credibility, strong project management skills, and the ability to turn ideas and evidence into action. You may bring a background in direct patient care, such as nursing, pharmacy, or advanced practice, along with experience in leadership, clinical education, project management, quality improvement, or healthcare operations.
You'll be successful in this role if you:
- Communicate with confidence and candor and can respectfully challenge assumptions.
- Build productive, high-trust relationships with clinical teams, operational partners, and senior leaders.
- Take a proactive, solution-oriented approach, bringing recommendations rather than simply identifying problems.
- Navigate ambiguity, take initiative, and consistently follow through on commitments.
- Give and receive feedback directly and professionally and use sound judgment when perspectives differ.
- Balance big-picture improvement work with the operational details necessary to move initiatives forward.
- Maintain a strong focus on measurable results, including better patient outcomes, improved clinical practice, operational effectiveness, and financial sustainability.
Essential Functions
- Independently manages new and existing programs and projects, ensuring all required documentation, reporting, data collection, and database activities are completed accurately and on time. Prepares progress updates, study results, and other reports as needed.
- Collects and analyzes clinical, process, value, quality, and cost-related data to identify opportunities and develop actionable recommendations that enhance patient outcomes, improve safety and quality, increase operational effectiveness, and reduce unnecessary cost.
- Leads, organizes, and participates in process improvement, quality improvement, and clinical standardization initiatives, maintaining accountability for progress, follow-through, and measurable results.
- Serves as a primary resource for providing structure, project management, and direction for workflow transformation, quality improvement, and clinical standardization initiatives. Develops and executes project and action plans that move work from concept to implementation and sustainment.
- Partners with clinical teams and operational and executive leaders to influence clinical practice, translate evidence into action, and drive adoption of standardized practices across the organization.
- Communicates recommendations and improvement opportunities clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels, facilitating productive discussion and decision-making around clinical standardization and improvement initiatives.
- Works proactively in complex or ambiguous situations to identify barriers, recommend solutions, and move work forward.
- Collaborates with leaders and clinical teams to ensure processes and services are consistently monitored for quality, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, operational efficiency, and sustainability.
- Oversees compliance activities to ensure services align with State and Federal regulations, organizational policies, medical staff bylaws, and accreditation and compliance requirements.
- Partners with clinical stakeholders to incorporate evidence-based guidelines and experiential knowledge into practice. Develops and updates algorithms, policies, procedures, pathways, and protocols.
- Provides expertise related to technology adoption, workflow optimization, project planning, clinical education, change management, and product implementation.
- May serve in interim leadership roles as assigned.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, business, healthcare administration or related field
- 7 years of relevant experience in healthcare
Preferred
- Master's degree in nursing or related field
- Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
- 5 years of relevant experience in clinical nursing or clinical care
- 5 years of relevant experience in program development
- 7 years of relevant experience working within an organization of size and complexity comparable to Corewell Health
- LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan upon hire. Highly Preferred
About Corewell Health
As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.
How Corewell Health cares for you
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
- Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
- Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
Primary Location
SITE - Corewell Health Place - 100 Corewell Drive NW - Grand Rapids
Department Name
Clinical Effectiveness and Pathways Clinical Standardization - Corporate
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
Hours of Work
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Days Worked
Monday to Friday
Weekend Frequency
N/A
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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.
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An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
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