Clinical Quality & Patient Safety Advisor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to serve as a quality improvement advisor, facilitating education, data analysis, and project management for improvements in patient care, safety, and financial outcomes. This locally based role focuses on on-site collaboration with frontline staff and leaders to advance institutional quality goals.

Ideal candidates bring clinical or quality improvement experience, knowledge of data analysis methods, and comfort with leading

Qualifications

• Clinical experience is strongly preferred.
• Quality experience is preferred.
• Experience with quality and/or performance improvement data analysis is preferred.
• Quality certifications such as CPPS or CPHQ are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with departments, interdisciplinary teams, and external entities to improve care and processes.
• Maintains on-unit presence to partner with frontline staff and leaders on quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Assists department managers in identifying, developing and monitoring outcomes.
• Coordinates and facilitates patient safety event analysis of varying impact levels.
• Develops and plans for process redesign.
• Organizes, develops, and leads project teams.

Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Judgement & Decision‑Making

Front of Room Facilitation

Healthcare Organizational Dynamics

Prioritization/Targeted Focus

Data Transformation into Information

Relationship Building

Improvement Methodology

Identification/Evaluation for HarmRisK

Strategic Planning

Data Analysis

Project Management

Time Management

Communication

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to serve as a quality improvement advisor, facilitating education, data analysis, and project management for improvements in patient care, safety, and financial outcomes. This locally based role focuses on on-site collaboration with frontline staff and leaders to advance institutional quality goals.

Ideal candidates bring clinical or quality improvement experience, knowledge of data analysis methods, and comfort with leading