Perioperative Quality & Safety Analyst

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems is seeking a Perioperative Quality Assistant to support quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory initiatives across the perioperative environment through data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

The role collaborates with perioperative leaders, providers, and frontline staff to identify improvement opportunities, assist in action plan development, monitor outcomes, and ensure sustained results.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a healthcare environment, patient safety programs, performance improvement, or related healthcare setting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Basic understanding of healthcare operations and data collection.

Responsibilities

• Collect, validate, and analyze perioperative clinical, quality, safety, and operational data to support performance monitoring and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality dashboards, scorecards, reports, and databases that provide meaningful insights for leaders, providers, and staff.
• Identify performance improvement opportunities through data analysis, audits, observations, and collaboration with clinical stakeholders.
• Partner with perioperative leaders, physicians, and frontline teams to design, implement, and evaluate quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Monitor the effectiveness of improvement efforts, track outcomes, and recommend actions to sustain gains and address performance gaps by providing real-time feedback and/or providing education.
• Support accreditation, regulatory, and quality reporting activities by ensuring accurate documentation, data integrity, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary committees, project teams, and special initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and overall perioperative performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's degree in healthcare administration

Nursing

Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems is seeking a Perioperative Quality Assistant to support quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory initiatives across the perioperative environment through data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

The role collaborates with perioperative leaders, providers, and frontline staff to identify improvement opportunities, assist in action plan development, monitor outcomes, and ensure sustained results.