Quality Patient Safety Clinical Consultant

American Health Quality Association; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Patient Safety Clinical Consultant to enhance the Blood and Marrow Transplant program. This dynamic role involves engaging directly with clinical teams to improve quality and safety practices. The consultant will monitor safety events, analyze data, and facilitate meetings, requiring strong interpersonal skills and clinical experience. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care through innovative strategies and collaborative efforts. With a flexible hybrid schedule, this role is perfect for those passionate about healthcare quality and safety.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recent healthcare experience and expertise with regulatory standards.
• Experience in Performance Improvement and clinical facilitation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality planning, safety monitoring, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient safety and quality care.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Public Speaking

Solution-oriented Mindset

Data Analysis

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare or Business Administration

Master's degree in Nursing or Healthcare field

Tools

Process Mapping Tools

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

Position Summary

The Quality Patient Safety Clinical Consultant plays a vital role in the strategic oversight and continuous improvement of the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) program, which is jointly accredited and closely aligned with Mayo Clinic. This dynamic, hands-on role is focused on quality planning, safety monitoring, and performance improvement initiatives to uphold and advance standards in this highly specialized clinical space.

The consultant collaborates daily with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, nurses, clinical leaders, and external partners. Responsibilities include monitoring RISE safety events, gathering and analyzing data, facilitating quality and safety meetings, and supporting the introduction of new clinical products and innovations. This position is not desk-bound and requires regular, proactive engagement with clinical teams and providers. RN experience is highly preferred as the clinical experience enhances the consultant's ability to facilitate strong engagement and build professional relationships with the team.

Given the complexity of the BMT program, the ideal candidate must be confident in navigating discussions with highly specialized professionals from a collaborative, peer-to-peer standpoint. Strong interpersonal skills, public speaking abilities, and a solution-oriented mindset are essential. The department is rapidly advancing, offering the opportunity to be part of impactful, forward-thinking work that influences patient safety and quality care across the institution. Flex hybrid 3/2 scheduling is an option.

This position proactively identifies and improves quality and patient safety practices by affecting care and processes at the bedside/point of care utilizing project/program management and data-driven strategies and interventions. Proficient at change management methodologies including team building and facilitation, will building, and communication strategies, assisting in the coordination and aggregation of information for use by unit leadership in its decision making to focus improvement efforts.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Business Administration, or equivalent combination of education and experience. (Required)
• Master's degree in Nursing or other Healthcare field. (Preferred)

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years recent healthcare experience. (Required)
• One or more years of Performance Improvement experience or similar experience in a clinical setting. (Required)
• One or more years of recent experience and expertise with regulatory standards (i.e. CMS, Joint Commission, etc.). (Preferred)
• One or more years Process Maps, Graph selection, creation, and interpretation (run chart, control chart, etc.), Project Management (Preferred)
• Facilitation experience with clinical teams, including physician participants (Preferred)

Certifications

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and/or Patient Safety Certification (CPPS). (Preferred)
• Lean certification (Preferred)

Special Skills

• Formal training in Performance Improvement, Patient Safety, Healthcare Engineering, or similar field. (Preferred)
• Proficient at written and verbal presentations (Required)
• Expertise with facilitating organizational change (Preferred)