Patient Safety Consultant

Children's National Hospital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 92,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Children's National Hospital is seeking a Patient Safety Consultant to lead multidisciplinary activities focused on ensuring the safest and highest quality patient care. You will manage safety education programs and promote a culture of safety across the organization.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and 3 years of healthcare experience with 2 years in safety/quality. Strong facilitation, data, and MS Office skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of patient safety processes.
• Detail oriented, analytic, and able to lead and manage ongoing projects.
• Ability to manage projects, prioritize, multitask, and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, facilitation and leadership to teams to integrate safety principles.
• Support cause analyses, risk assessments and safety improvement strategies.
• Plan and implement activities to engage staff in patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Patient safety processes

Analytical skills

Project management

Multitasking

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

111 Michigan Avenue NorthwestWashington, DC 20010Kids Are Our Everything.Department10036 Quality & Patient SafetyPay Range$92,393.60 - $153,982.40Day ShiftWho We Are : Join the team at Children's National Hospital where quality meets safety, and analytics empower better outcomes!About The Role :The Patient Safety Consultant will lead, conduct and/or facilitate multidisciplinary activities to ensure the safest and highest quality patient care outcomes for Children's National Health System. Responsible for managing and executing patient safety education and prevention programs to promote a culture of safety . Facilitates an environment that prioritizes patient safety , manages sensitive patient safety information in a professional manner and strives to achieve excellence in communication and collaboration. Actively participates in safety related goal attainment and supports partner departments in other ways as needed.What You'll Bring:Minimum EducationBachelor's Degree (Required)Master's Degree (Preferred)Minimum Work Experience3 years Healthcare experience or exposure (Required)2 years' experience in safety/quality. (Preferred)Required Skills/KnowledgeMust have knowledge of patient safety processes.Must be detail oriented, analytic, and effectively lead and manage ongoing projects.Must be able to manage and prioritize organizational and departmental needsMust be able to manage projects and priorities independently and multitask as neededMust take initiative in identifying departmental and organizational needs for patient safetyMust be proficient or have the ability to quickly acquire skills in cause analysis, model for improvement, and lean.Must be able to lead multiple projects, facilitate multidisciplinary teams, manage sensitive information, work independently, have good judgement, excellent organizational skills, and negotiate conflict.Must be proficient in MS Office Suite, possess excellent interpersonal skills and excellent oral/written communication skills.Prefer healthcare exposure/experience, prefer patient safety exposure/experience.Functional AccountabilitiesPatient Safety ProgramProvides consultation, team facilitation and leadership to clinical, non-clinical, medical, administrative and interdisciplinary teams. Serves as an internal consultant responsible for assisting with the integration of safety principles within the organizations culture.Supports cause analysis through facilitation, planning, coordination, and project managementSupports teams in executing, sustaining, and spreading effective change as well as completing cause analysis, pro-active risk assessments, and other patient safety activities aimed to increase patient safety.Plans and implements activities to foster engagement in patient safety program such as safety rounds, grand rounds, safety presentations, National Patient Safety Week Celebration, safety culture survey , and others.Supports coaches and departmental safety/quality representatives.Ensures compliance with mandatory patient safety activities.Serves on appropriate quality/safety/service committees.Education and FacilitationManages the patient safety education programs (i.e. error prevention training, leadership training, etc.).Educates and coaches multidisciplinary teams in patient safety techniques and tools.Uses data to determine educational needs and make recommendations for program content, then develops education plans to closeidentified knowledge and performance gaps.Serves as an internal subject matter expert and educational resource.Data ManagementReviews and facilitates follow-up to safety events.Uses data from safety event reports to create an integrated safety improvement strategy.Analyzes data for trends; develops reports for dissemination internally and externally.Reviews processes and analyzes and interprets results of patient safety assessments (e.g., Culture Survey, Leapfrog Survey);Analyze, manage, and maintain internal and external databases.Reviews, analyzes, and prepares data for submission (e.g. Leapfrog Survey)encourages use of data and results to foster improvement.Project ManagementIndependently manages projects that support patient safety , culture, and outcomes.Prioritizes projects, manages timelines, and ensures project goals and outcomes are metIdentifies opportunities for improvement that support patient safety and reduce adverse outcomes, errors.Uses performance improvement methods and tools to plan and progress projects and initiatives.Effectively coordinates project to ensure successful implementationProfessional DevelopmentConnects with external safety and quality organizations to contribute knowledge and learn from others.Seeks out education and professional development opportunitiesSubmits abstracts on patient safety initiatives.Benefits That Support You:Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and moreWhy Join Us:Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teamsThe disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.