Quality Improvement Specialist Sr/UKHC

Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title Quality Improvement Specialist Sr/UKHC Requisition Number RE55721 Working Title Quality Improvement Specialist Sr Department Name H4030:Performance Services Work Location Lexington, KY Grade Level 12 Salary Range $62,400-111,634/year Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education

MS

Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience

5 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

None

Physical Requirements

Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds, or some standing and/or walking.

Shift

Primarily Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM.

Job Summary

UK Healthcare is seeking a Quality Improvement Specialist Senior to apply systems engineering principles to improve health care delivery and transform UKHC into an HRO learning health system. This position will be responsible for: performance improvement, project facilitation, project management, data/analytics and instructional guidance. Duties will include: Utilize lean principles or other change management methods (e.g., Six Sigma, ISO 9000) to provide direction and vision for identifying opportunities for performance improvement, quality engineering, and workflow analyses. Other duties include: manage healthcare projects through the entire project life cycle, collaborate with clinician champions to facilitate meetings and communication, and lead project teams through complex and ambiguous situations.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Industrial Engineering or other engineering, data/analytics, clinical, or business background

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience

Master's degree in industrial engineering, systems engineering or related field, with 5 years experience or Bachelor's degree with 7 years experience.

Deadline to Apply 09/13/2026 Our University Community

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Please choose the answer that best describes your years of paid, full-time employment experience in process improvement.

• None

• More than 0, up through 2 years

• More than 2 years, up through 5 years

• More than 5 years, up through 10 years

• More than 10 years

• • How many years of paid, full-time employment experience do you have in healthcare?

• None

• More than 0, up through 2 years

• More than 2 years, up through 5 years

• More than 5 years, up through 10 years

• More than 10 years

• • Please choose the answer that best describes your years of paid, full-time employment experience in directly applying industrial engineering tools and methods in optimizing operations.

• None

• More than 0, up through 2 years

• More than 2 years, up through 5 years

• More than 5 years, up through 10 years

• More than 10 years

• • Please give one example of your most successful work-related projects.

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter