The Health Services QI Coordinator should be a senior health services staff member of what rank or above?

• A. O-5 Lieutenant Commander
• B. O-3 Lieutenant
• C. E-7 Chief Petty Officer
• D. W-2

Answer: (A)

Leading a health services quality improvement program requires authority, credibility, and the ability to coordinate across multiple clinics and with command leadership. A mid- to senior-level officer is needed to set standards, oversee audits, drive corrective actions, and allocate resources. Lieutenant Commander, as an O-5, provides this level of authority and experience, which is why it’s the best fit for the Health Services QI Coordinator role. It’s a rank that typically handles program-level responsibility, policy implementation, and supervision of other officers and senior staff, matching the demands of coordinating quality efforts across the service.

Lower officer rank lacks the breadth of supervisory scope across units that the role requires, and an enlisted Chief Petty Officer, while experienced, does not carry the same officer authority or program-level leadership potential. A civilian W-2 does not meet the military rank requirement specified for this position.