Pediatric Quality & Safety Program Lead

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine seeks a Quality Program Manager – SPS to lead hospital participation in the SPS network, oversee multiple quality-improvement projects, and coordinate SPS reporting and data analysis. You will promote a culture of high reliability and leverage PHIS data for organizational learning and improvement.

The role partners with nursing, physicians, pharmacy, infection prevention, and frontline staff to reduce serious safety events and ensure accreditation readiness, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Healthcare, Engineering, or Performance Improvement field or equivalent.
• Possess a minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in healthcare, performance improvement, project management, or other advanced positions.
• Knowledge of performance improvement techniques and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary organizational liaison for the Solutions for Patient Safety collaborative.
• Coordinate participation in SPS learning sessions, webinars, and collaborative activities.
• Ensure compliance with SPS reporting requirements, timelines, and data submission.
• Monitor SPS harm metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead implementation and sustainment of SPS bundles and evidence-based best practices.
• Share lessons learned and successful interventions throughout the organization.

Skills

Quality improvement

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Engineering, or Performance Improvement

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Smartsheet

Job description

UChicago Medicine seeks a Quality Program Manager – SPS to lead hospital participation in the SPS network, oversee multiple quality-improvement projects, and coordinate SPS reporting and data analysis. You will promote a culture of high reliability and leverage PHIS data for organizational learning and improvement.

The role partners with nursing, physicians, pharmacy, infection prevention, and frontline staff to reduce serious safety events and ensure accreditation readiness, with a focus on