Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Specialist

Adventist Health; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health is seeking a Quality and Patient Safety Specialist to support hospital-level initiatives, participate in root cause analyses, and assist with regulatory readiness. You will work under quality leaders, help with improvement projects, data collection, and share learnings from the PSO.

Ideal candidates hold an associate degree in nursing or related field, have 2 years of healthcare quality experience, and prefer CPPS or Lean certifications.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education/related experience.
• Two years' of healthcare experience in quality, performance improvement, or patient safety support roles.
• Three years' experience in patient safety, performance improvement, or quality-related roles.

Responsibilities

• Assists with improvement projects using Lean and PDSA methodologies. Supports leaders and teams with data collection and action tracking. Helps monitor project outcomes and document results.
• Participates in patient safety rounding activities. Supports implementation of Just Culture, Communication and Resolution Program, and safety culture initiatives. Assists with tracking safety goals and metrics.
• Participates in root cause analyses and apparent cause analyses as a team member. Assists with documenting findings and tracking corrective actions. Helps share safety learnings and best practices as directed.
• Reinforces High Reliability Skills with staff as directed. Supports coaching on error prevention tools and reliability practices. Assists with staff education sessions on quality and safety topics.
• Collects and organizes quality and safety data; assist with preparing reports for committees. Supports accreditation survey and regulatory readiness activities. Helps share learnings from the Patient Safety Organization (PSO) and adopt best practices.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Lean

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Healthcare Administration

Public Health

Business Administration

Job description

Adventist Health is seeking a Quality and Patient Safety Specialist to support hospital-level initiatives, participate in root cause analyses, and assist with regulatory readiness. You will work under quality leaders, help with improvement projects, data collection, and share learnings from the PSO.

Ideal candidates hold an associate degree in nursing or related field, have 2 years of healthcare quality experience, and prefer CPPS or Lean certifications.