Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Specialist

Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. seeks a qualified quality and patient safety professional with 3+ years of experience in accredited healthcare settings. The role leads regulatory coordination, performance improvement, and data-driven safety initiatives across departments.

You will facilitate improvements, provide staff education, and prepare leadership reports to support governance. A nursing background and CPPS/CPHQ timelines are preferred for progression.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in Joint Commission accredited hospital or similar.
• Experience in accreditation/regulatory coordination and quality.
• Experience in quality improvement and patient safety.
• Knowledge of CMS/Leapfrog external measures.

Responsibilities

• Participates during onsite TJC and CMS survey site visits.
• Conducts orientation of new employees on quality and patient safety.
• R rounds on assigned units with leaders and staff.
• Reviews safety events and triages for corrective actions.
• Facilitates Comprehensive Systematic Analyses (RCAs/ACAs/FMEAs).
• Collaborates with clinical, operational, and data teams to monitor trends.
• Prepares clear quality performance summaries for committees and boards.
• Leads improvement activities using IHI Model, PDSA, and A3.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organization

Verbal communication

Problem solving

Team facilitation

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Medical terminology

EMR navigation

Chart review

Investigation skills

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Regulatory compliance

Action planning

Data analysis

Report writing

RCAs

FMEAs

PDSA

IHI Model

Process improvement

Education delivery

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Master's preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. seeks a qualified quality and patient safety professional with 3+ years of experience in accredited healthcare settings. The role leads regulatory coordination, performance improvement, and data-driven safety initiatives across departments.

You will facilitate improvements, provide staff education, and prepare leadership reports to support governance. A nursing background and CPPS/CPHQ timelines are preferred for progression.