Quality

Quality & PI Coordinator

Job Details

Career area: Quality

Position Type: Full Time

Date Posted: 06/25/2026

Location: Madera, CA 93636, United States

Job ID: JOB_POSTING-3-1977

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About Valley Children's
With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s Healthcare delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children across Central California. Our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital and network of specialty care centers and primary care practices offer advanced pediatric services - from cancer and blood disorders to heart care and neonatal intensive care, serving children with conditions ranging from routine to rare and complex. Beyond clinical care, Valley Children’s is also a catalyst for community health - partnering with schools, nonprofits and public agencies to expand access, promote wellness and support the long-term success of children and families throughout the region.

Madera, California, 93636

About Us:

The Quality and Performance Improvement department plays an important role in maintaining high standards of care, creating a culture of continuous improvement leading to optimal patient outcomes. As a dedicated support department, we actively collaborate with both clinical and non-clinical staff to ensure relevant, appropriate data collection, and analysis with the primary goal of improving patient outcomes. Our responsibilities include the organization and coordination of Performance Improvement projects across the organization, providing education on Quality Improvement methodologies, streamline processes, increasing efficiency, and reducing waste. Focusing on data-driven decision-making, our department is committed to ensuring data integrity that involves exploring innovative ways of data utilization, identifying trends in processes, and improving systems to make working with data more efficient. The department exemplifies high standards, collaboration, education, and process improvement to support a culture of inquiry, ensuring the development of Best Practice.

Job Summary:

Organizes and coordinates quality and/or performance improvement program projects, workflow and related activities in order to optimize hospital systems and services. Acts as liaison to hospital clinical staff, administration and physicians facilitating the implementation of quality improvement processes in support of established goals and priorities. Responsible for maintaining an ongoing method to objectively and systematically monitor and evaluate, the quality and appropriateness of patient care, patient outcomes, and hospital service. Provides ongoing support for performance improvement groups and teams, including team facilitation and coordination of measurement and improvement activities. Provides formal and informal education to physicians, managers and staff in the principles of performance improvement and measurement. Assists with various PI projects. With the goal of providing the necessary data for clinical and operational decision-making in a timely and cost-effective manner, works with the Quality and Patient Safety Team to evaluate current data sources to improve data integrity while triaging and overseeing the quality of new requests. Collaborates with medical and hospital leadership to provide effective consultation and analysis for reports and offers recommendations for enhancement of data sources consistent with organizational needs and expectations.

Qualifications:

Education

College Degree - 4 year in related field or equivalent experience (required)
Masters Degree (preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (preferred)
PMP - Project Management Professional - PMI - Project Management Institute (preferred) Or
CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality - NAHQ - National Association for Healthcare Quality (preferred)

Work Experience

Minimum one (1) year Related experience (required)
Minimum three (3) years Increasingly responsible experience with demonstrated proficiency in the skills and knowledge required to perform the job. (preferred)

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of hospital services and structure, including both internal data sources (e.g., billing and clinical systems) and regional/national databases (e.g., PHIS, PRISM, VON) data sources.
Basic knowledge and understanding of the TJC specifications.
Ability to communicate effectively concerning clinical data and processes.
Requires excellent communication skills, both written and oral, as well as comprehensive organizational abilities and facilitation and project management skills.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range:

$41.70 - $62.10

Workshift:

Position Exempt:

Yes

FTE %:

100

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Daily Hours:

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org
Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.

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