Patient Safety Consultant

1 week ago


Richmond, Virginia, United States VCU Health Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Patient Safety Consultant to join our team at VCU Health. As a key member of our quality improvement team, you will play a critical role in advancing our organization's commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the integration of safety and quality into our organization's fabric to achieve care targets.
  • Advance our organization through leading collaboration, learning, and communication.
  • Develop and implement processes for engagement and teamwork.
  • Create learning opportunities to advance our organization.
  • Communicate effectively in multiple venues via multiple routes.
  • Ensure appropriate use of data to drive change and improvement.
  • Facilitate root cause analyses and FMEAs.
  • Ensure incorporation of high-reliability principles into improvement initiatives.
  • Evaluate and improve healthcare processes and care transitions to advance the safe, equitable, efficient, effective, and timely care of our diverse patient population.
Requirements
  • Master's Degree in a healthcare field (e.g. MSHA, MPH, MSN, MHA), Quality Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
  • Minimum of four (4) years' experience in Patient Safety/Quality & Process Improvement/Project Management.
  • Experience leading change initiatives in a large, complex healthcare delivery system.
  • Previous experience applying and explaining statistical process control tools; conducting group facilitation/presentation; and designing data collection tools.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in an academic medical center environment.
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) required within 1 year to maintain position.
  • Certified Project Manager (PMP) or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
Working Conditions

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur. General office environment. May have periods of constant interruptions. Prolonged periods of working alone. Other: May be required to car travel to off-site locations occasionally.



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