Quality Improvement Specialist
The County has identified the following objectives for securing a Quality Improvement Specialist
described herein. Participants will learn about QI principles, methods and tools and apply what they are
learning to specific projects. Generally, objectives of the project plan are to train and empower
participants to:
1. Understand, select, and use QI methods and tools in daily activities to improve outcomes.
2. Coach others within their local setting to use QI methods and tools.
3. Develop a plan to incorporate QI methods and tools to make QI the way we do business.
4. More specific expected outcomes are listed below.
5. By using tools gained in this training plan, leadership (Q-Team and Leadership Team) will
improve upon their ability to lead the development of a QI plan and lead its various
components.
6. All staff will understand the importance of QI in public health.
7. All staff will understand how to use common QI tools and apply them to the work they do.
8. All staff will be trained on the PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) model of QI.
9. Leadership will conduct RCI (Rapid Cycle Improvement) tests and create storyboards to display
the process.
