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The Community Engagement Research Coordinator will help to increase patient and community participation in statewide perinatal quality improvement efforts to help reduce disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes. They will work with diverse patients, communities, and outpatient community-based perinatal health care professionals to create, implement, and evaluate perinatal quality improvement initiatives that improve birth equity in healthcare. The Community Engagement Research Coordinator is responsible for advancing connections to patient / family partners, community partners and community-based perinatal health care providers’ engagement in health equity focused quality improvement initiatives for diverse and underrepresented community groups and patient populations and act as an advocate and liaison between these groups and the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative. ILPQC is a nationally recognized Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) with over 90 participating hospitals. ILPQC facilitates state-wide quality improvement initiatives to equitably improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and reduce disparities in birthing hospitals across the state by providing: opportunities for collaborative learning, rapid response data, and hospital team QI support. Current projects include Birth Equity, Promoting Vaginal Birth, Newborn Equity and Safe Sleep, and the ILPQC Birth Quality Designation program. The position will work closely with the ILPQC Executive Director / Obstetric Lead, Project Director / Quality Lead, Neonatal Leads, ILPQC staff and interns, clinical leads, advisory workgroups, patients and community members, and hospital quality improvement teams (providers, nurses, staff) on the development, implementation, and sustainability of initiatives. Responsibilities include developing systems, communications, and tracking tools to facilitate ILPQC Community Engagement activities; attending ILPQC team meetings; developing relationships with patient/family partners, community partners, and outpatient community-based perinatal healthcare providers; serving as the primary contact with these groups; supporting partnerships and hospital teams; coordinating webinars and events; collaborating to ensure data collection and reporting is accessible and meaningful; providing quality improvement support; participating in financial coordination; and assisting with grant writing and reporting.

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