Quality Improvement Specialist 2 - Learning Networks

Primary Location

Offices at Vernon Place

Department

Anderson Ctr Health Sys Excell

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

40

FTE

1

Employee Status

Regular

*Expected Starting Pay Range

$83,969.60 - $107,224.00

*Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

We invite you to consider joining our team of talented quality improvement professionals!  In these key roles, you will serve as facilitator and coach to a variety of multi-disciplinary improvement teams and you will work collaboratively to build improvement capability across the institution to achieve transformational and sustainable changes in patient outcomes. 

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit academic medical center established in 1883, is one of the oldest and most distinguished pediatric hospitals in the United States. We offer comprehensive clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care. Cincinnati Children's has been ranked one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for more than 15 years. We’re also nationally ranked in all pediatric specialties

The James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence was established in 2010 to promote improvement efforts aimed at providing the best outcomes and safest care for the children and families we serve. The Anderson Center guides health services research at Cincinnati Children’s and works to spread its impact into clinical practice and policy. On a national scale, the Center helps build and support sustainable collaborative Learning Networks that measurably improve health by bringing patients, families, clinicians and scientists together, and that use data for clinical care, improvement and research to achieve population outcomes at scale.

In support of our institution’s compelling vision “to be the leader in improving child health,” we have created a comprehensive and robust quality improvement infrastructure.  This infrastructure has been central to the widespread measurable improvements being achieved across our continuum of care.  We also support external collaboratives, learning networks and improvement work in our community and at the regional and national levels in order to expand the impact on improving children’s health more broadly.

Specific responsibilities will require in depth application of improvement science methodologies/tools, strategic planning, project management, team facilitation/education, consulting skills, change management and data measurement/analysis. 

This is a highly visible role that requires an individual to be independent yet collaborative with other healthcare professionals and leaders at Cincinnati Children’s and in community and hospital settings regionally and nationally.   The successful candidate will be an experienced quality improvement professional who has demonstrated leadership skills and can deal with ambiguity, can be flexible as needed and has a sense of urgency with regards to bringing about change.

Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related discipline, engineering, business or equivalent.  Master’s degree preferred.  Minimum 2 - 5 years of experience applying quality improvement methodologies and tools, facilitating small and large group meetings, and coaching and mentoring multidisciplinary improvement teams, or equivalent experience.  Proven and measurable results with strategic improvement projects are required. Experience with formal QI methodology such as PI, CQI, Six Sigma, Lean, TQM, or MFI.  Experience as a coach with IHI Improvement methodology, remote/virtual team coaching & virtual facilitation experience highly desirable.

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us. 

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability