Quality Improvement Specialist – Infection Prevention
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG)
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $115,000 per year
About the role
- Support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) Program focusing on infection prevention, patient safety, and HAI reduction.
- Provide hands-on technical assistance and quality improvement (QI) support to healthcare providers, primarily hospitals.
- Collaborate with clinical and quality leaders to assess infection prevention performance and conduct root cause analyses.
- Co-develop Quality Action Plans (QAPs) for infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and regulatory compliance.
- Support hospitals through surveillance improvement and implementation of CDC-recommended practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred (e.g., Public Health, Nursing, Healthcare Quality, or related field).
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a healthcare setting.
- Infection prevention experience or certification (e.g., CIC) strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, SharePoint, or similar productivity and customer relationship management (CRM) systems is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering infection prevention education, conducting training, and engaging with providers via phone and email.
- Demonstrated commitment to infection prevention, patient safety, improving healthcare quality, safety, and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries.
- Detail-oriented with strong initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
infection preventionquality improvementroot cause analysisquality action plansantimicrobial stewardshipregulatory compliance
Soft skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationtraining deliveryprovider engagementdetail-orientedinitiativesound judgmentability to manage multiple priorities
Certifications
CIC