Overview
Now is the time to join an organization that enables you to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career!
The American Heart Association has an opportunity for a Program Consultant in our QORA Department!
This position can be home based.
The American Heart Association offers programs to help you maintain work/life satisfaction according to your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university as well as various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.
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Responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing Get with The GuidelinesR (GWTG) and certification program(s) advanced account services and building on established relationships with hospital, health system, and/or National Corporate customers as well as EMS agencies and outpatient and/or post-acute facilities. Responsible for leading post-sales process, customer retention, and activities to insure excellence and attention to details of the sales support and service effort. Also, responsible for daily operations and implementation of client supported projects, program, or promotion, including issue management, tracking, and reporting on achievement to defined goals. Demonstrate knowledge of Quality Improvement skills related to program and products and have the aptitude to acquire a working knowledge of Information Technology as it relates to the program/product after training. Able to apply knowledge to the field of account management responsibility.
Engage with clients at hospitals, healthcare systems, post-acute facilities, ambulatory/outpatient settings, or EMS organizations to implement and deliver program and product services, including active data collection, decision support tools, best practice sharing, quality improvement consultation, and how to build a program site team/infrastructure for success
Provide exceptional account support to build and maintain a positive relationship in collaboration with region American Heart Association staff and leadership. Review program participation and opportunities for expansion into additional quality programs. Skilled in seeking out program/product champions at the customer site, relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers/influencers in C-suite or executive service line positions as well as essential relationships with front line leaders and data abstractors
Organize, plan, and deliver both accredited and non-accredited workshops
Collaborate with sales team on the development and implementation of comprehensive territory/state plans to achieve organizational goals, generate revenue and reduce health disparities
Document activities in customer relationship management tools such as Microsoft Dynamics. Provide access and delivery of information through GWTG Registry Platform and other Health IT systems Record and report on account interactions and execution of the supported initiative including tracking progress and reporting
Consult with appropriate hospital teams to identify and resolve quality measures compliance issues and facilitate program participation progress and optimization of program and product value and return on investment
Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
Required to reside in the Eastern or Central time zones of USA
Two (2) - Five (5) years of proven experience
Experience in an acute care hospital working directly on cardiovascular clinical quality or process improvement projects, or a national cardiac clinical quality improvement program that incorporates data capture within process improvement framework
Experience in hospital/healthcare systems for Cardiovascular services, including coronary artery disease (STEMI/N-STEMI), Resuscitation, Heart Failure, and/or Atrial Fibrillation
Excellent skills in advanced PowerPoint, Word and Excel and delivering presentations to both large and small groups
Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Confident in working virtually with customers through platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom
Excellent oral and written communication
Ability to travel up to 30% local and overnight stay
Preferred Skills:
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Certified Health Education Specialist, or a clinical degree
Lean and Six Sigma skills are a plus
Experience in collaborative learning groups
Experience in healthcare quality improvement systems
Familiarity with Systems of Care work or understanding of EMS, Payers, CMS, and other aspects of a continuum of cardiovascular patient care from pre-hospital to post-acute care
Compensation & Benefits
The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.
Compensation - Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That's why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
Performance and Recognition - You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
Benefits - We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
Professional Development - You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association's national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
Work-Life Harmonization - The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.
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Location US-TX-Dallas
Posted Date 5 days ago (6/5/2023 6:37 PM)
Requisition ID 2020-6416
Job Category Health Strategies
Additional Locations Diversity Distribution SouthWest | Diversity Distribution Midwest
Position Type Full Time
Location: KY-Louisville
