POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience; Health Professional degree (i.e.RN, NP, PA) is a bonus

• Master's Degree in a related field (i.e. MPH, MSHA, MHA, MS) with a least three years of relevant work experience

Experience

• Strong knowledge of the healthcare delivery system, public health, health IT or health policy, performance measurement and/or quality improvement

• Experience with meeting facilitation and working with/convening multistakeholder groups

• Experience working in a non-profit membership or consensus-based organization preferred

• Demonstrated success in project management is a plus

Skills/Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of quality measurement and federal quality programs a plus

• Demonstrated skills in research (e.g. identifying key questions to be answered by research and distilling key themes and messages from findings)

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities

• Demonstrated analytical ability and sound judgment

• Strong attention to detail

• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently

• Ability to interact effectively with a variety of people at various levels

• Ability to work independently, as well as work well on a team and guiding junior staff on projects

• Advanced organizational and time management skills

• Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate meetings and calls.

• Willing to assume responsibility, self-starter who can apply new skills quickly

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills

• Comfort with adapting to rapidly changing circumstances

• Proficient in use of MS Office suite

• Experience with databases (i.e. SharePoint) preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may he made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In the primary environment, the noise level is quiet to moderate with ambient room temperatures, lighting, and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.