PRN / Quality Assurance Specialist - Safe Kids Worldwide (Child Passenger Safety Exp Desired)

Children's National Medical Center; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 47,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to enhance child safety through program evaluation and audits. This role involves coordinating and performing audits for certification courses, contributing to content creation, and summarizing findings to improve safety practices. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and analytical skills, with a passion for public health and injury prevention. Join a dedicated team committed to making a difference in children's lives by ensuring the highest standards in child passenger safety. This is an exciting opportunity to impact community health positively and work collaboratively in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in public health or quality assurance required.
• Progressive child passenger safety experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and perform Course and CEU audits.
• Provide recommendations and corrective action plans for instructor teams.
• Summarize findings from audits and provide relevant reports.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description - PRN / Quality Assurance Specialist - Safe Kids Worldwide (Child Passenger Safety Exp Desired) (230001EY)

Description

Safe Kids Worldwide (Safe Kids) is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting kids from preventable injuries, the number one cause of death for children in the United States. Safe Kids is a separate 501(c)(3) and an affiliate of Children's National Hospital. Safe Kids is a go-to resource to help parents and caregivers keep kids safe from car crashes, fires, falls, poisoning, and more. Through more than 400 coalitions in the United States, Safe Kids works with children's hospitals, trauma centers, first responders, and public health experts to get evidence-informed, life-saving information to families, no matter where they live, to influence behavior change. Safe Kids engages in improving public health and prevention, which includes research, education, awareness, and public policy. Since 1988, the work of Safe Kids has contributed to the more than 60 percent reduction in childhood unintentional injury deaths in the United States.

The Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) is responsible for implementing the activities outlined in the NHTSA cooperative agreement under the Conduct Course and CEU Audits section. They will perform in person and desk audits for National CPS Certification Courses and perform audits of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Provides feedback from the field to SKW and completes corrective action plans related to course audits. Remote location eligible. Travel is required.

Qualifications

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience
4 years of related work experience in public health, injury prevention or programmatic quality assurance. Progressive child passenger safety experience required. Demonstrated knowledge of the National CPS Certification policy and procedures. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Strong verbal and written skills to effectively communicate with CPSTs and CPSTIs and relevant CPS contacts.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Detail-oriented, able to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Ability to effectively communicate the mission of the organization and articulate the impact of the National CPS Certification program.
A team mentality and an interest in the success of colleagues.
The ability to work effectively with other staff and to follow approved Safe Kids Worldwide procedures and policies.

Functional Accountabilities

1. Program Evaluation
   Coordinate and perform Course audits.
   Coordinate and perform CEU audits.
   Provide recommendations, mentorship, and corrective action plans for instructor teams of audited courses.
   Communicates effectively with SKW staff and the Child Passenger Safety field.
2. Content Creation
   Contribute to the creation of content for Child Passenger Safety Technicians and Instructors.
   Review and provide feedback on content, materials, and processes related to Certification courses and CEUs.
3. Reporting
   Summarize findings from Certification course and CEU audits.
   Provide certification rates, recertification rates, webinar data, and other relevant content for reports, as needed.
4. Organizational Culture, Accountability, and Adaptability
   Demonstrates cultural sensitivity and diversity awareness in all interactions.
   Demonstrates initiative and seeks opportunities to expand and grow.
   Provides feedback to others and is receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
   Partners and collaborates with team members to achieve goals.
5. Organizational Accountabilities
   Organizational Commitment/Identification
   Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.
6. Teamwork/Communication
   Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
   Partner with all team members to achieve goals.
   Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
7. Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
   Contribute to a positive work environment.
   Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.
   Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.
   Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.
   Use resources efficiently.
   Search for less costly ways of doing things.
8. Safety
   Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
   Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
   Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.
   Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
   Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
   Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.

Primary Location

District of Columbia-Washington

Work Locations

Safe Kids DC 1255 23rd Street NW Suite 400 Washington 20037

Job

Non-Clinical Professional

Organization

Safe Kid's Program

Position Status : R (Regular) - O - PRN

Shift : Day

Work Schedule : 9-5

Job Posting

Full-Time Salary Range

47860.8 - 79768

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Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.