Program Consultant, Health Care

Implement quality programs to improve care for patients with cardiovascular disease and stroke.

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Overview

Implement quality programs to improve care for patients with cardiovascular disease and stroke.

You have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience
  • Experience in an acute care hospital working directly on clinical quality or process improvement projects, or a national cardiac or stroke clinical quality improvement program
  • Experience in hospital/healthcare systems for cardiovascular disease and stroke
  • Familiarity with Systems of Care work or understanding of EMS, Payers, CMS
  • Excellent in advanced PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, and delivering PowerPoint presentations to both large and small groups
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Ability to travel up to 20% local and overnight stay
  • Preferred: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified Health Education Specialist, or a Clinical Degree
  • Experience in collaborative learning groups

Potential interview questions

Describe how you would implement quality programs in a hospital setting. This assesses your understanding of quality program implementation. Provide specific examples from your experience of how you've successfully implemented similar programs.
Can you share an experience where you had to resolve a compliance issue with a healthcare client? This question evaluates your problem-solving skills in a healthcare context. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you build relationships with healthcare professionals and stakeholders? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies would you use to engage hospital staff in quality improvement initiatives? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Give an example of a time when you utilized data to improve a clinical process or outcome. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe your experience with presenting to large or small groups. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure that a program aligns with established guidelines and standards? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What do you believe is the biggest challenge facing quality improvement in healthcare today? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 months ago - Updated 1 month ago - Source: heart.org