Pediatric Quality & Safety Lead

La Rabida Children's Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago seeks a Manager of Quality and Safety to lead hospital-wide quality and patient safety programs. You will drive measurable improvements, coordinate performance initiatives with clinical and operational leaders, and guide actions from data analysis and event reviews.

The role focuses on advancing evidence-based practices, coaching leaders, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous learning across the pediatric setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, public health, quality, patient safety, or a related field.
• Minimum five years of healthcare experience with quality improvement, patient safety, or performance initiatives.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary improvement initiatives and reporting to senior leadership.
• Familiarity with quality measurement, data analysis, and presentation of results.
• CPHQ/CPPS or Lean Six Sigma training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership for hospital-wide quality and performance improvement activities.
• Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders to identify and implement QM/QI opportunities.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary improvement teams and sustain improvement initiatives.
• Lead review of patient safety events and guide corrective actions using evidence-based methods.
• Develop dashboards and reports translating quality data into actionable insights.
• Promote a culture of safety, transparency, and continuous learning across the organization.

Skills

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Data analysis

Performance improvement

Project management

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, public health, quality, patient safety, or healthcare-related field

CPHQ

CPPS

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

EHR systems

Quality reporting tools

Microsoft Excel

Data visualization software

Job description

La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago seeks a Manager of Quality and Safety to lead hospital-wide quality and patient safety programs. You will drive measurable improvements, coordinate performance initiatives with clinical and operational leaders, and guide actions from data analysis and event reviews.

The role focuses on advancing evidence-based practices, coaching leaders, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous learning across the pediatric setting.