Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Lead

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems seeks a Patient Safety & Quality Consultant to advance safety across the health system by leading initiatives that reduce harm, improve reliability, and collaborate with executives, physicians, nursing, and operations.

The role focuses on facilitating RCAs, applying high-reliability principles, promoting a Just Culture, and redesigning processes to improve patient care, transitions, and data-informed decision making, with emphasis on population

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, business administration, or related field.
• Master's degree in healthcare field or related; preferred.
• Supplemental coursework in quality improvement, data analysis, patient safety, Lean, Six Sigma, and project management.
• Course work in statistics.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient safety improvement initiatives designed to prevent patient harm and improve clinical outcomes.
• Facilitate Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) to identify system vulnerabilities and develop corrective actions.
• Apply high reliability organization principles to strengthen safety culture and reduce variation.
• Promote a Just Culture approach by focusing on system and process improvements.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to redesign processes that detect, mitigate, and prevent patient harm.
• Improve care transitions and healthcare processes to ensure safe, effective, equitable, efficient, and timely care delivery.

Skills

Data analysis

Process improvement

Facilitation

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field

Master's Degree in healthcare field or related

Fellowship in Patient Safety

Supplemental coursework in quality improvement

Course work in statistics

Tools

MS Project

Visio

MS Office

Job description

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems seeks a Patient Safety & Quality Consultant to advance safety across the health system by leading initiatives that reduce harm, improve reliability, and collaborate with executives, physicians, nursing, and operations.

The role focuses on facilitating RCAs, applying high-reliability principles, promoting a Just Culture, and redesigning processes to improve patient care, transitions, and data-informed decision making, with emphasis on population