Quality & Patient Safety Leader

TCH Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TCH Medical Center seeks a Manager of Quality and Safety to provide formal leadership to staff and inform clinical leadership. You will drive planning, development and implementation of the quality and safety program across the hospital to improve patient outcomes.

Lead safety initiatives, optimize performance improvement projects, and coach teams while ensuring fiscal accountability and effective use of resources in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare-related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• RN – Lic-Registered Nurses by Texas Board of Nursing or State Licensure Compact required
• CPHQ – Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality or PMP - Project Management Professional certification preferred
• 4 years of experience in clinical, education, or performance improvement/data analytics required
• 2 years of management experience preferred
• Patient safety experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Partners with staff, medical staff, and hospital leadership to ensure excellence in the performance improvement, patient safety, and outcomes management programs as evidenced by improved outcomes, decreased preventable harm and advancement in the organizations culture of safety
• Creates and facilitates collaboration and cooperation among diverse groups, people and professional disciplines to achieve the desired results in improving patient care and safety
• Coaches, develops and manages staff to assure continual refinement and development of new skills related to performance improvement, safety and leadership
• Demonstrates project management skills as evidenced by the utilization of appropriate methodology, analysis and facilitation skills
• Demonstrates astute fiscal accountability as evidenced by the management and justification of resources, which may include personnel, equipment, and supplies

Skills

Leadership

Performance improvement

Patient safety

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare-related field

Master’s degree

Tools

CPHQ

PMP

Job description

TCH Medical Center seeks a Manager of Quality and Safety to provide formal leadership to staff and inform clinical leadership. You will drive planning, development and implementation of the quality and safety program across the hospital to improve patient outcomes.

Lead safety initiatives, optimize performance improvement projects, and coach teams while ensuring fiscal accountability and effective use of resources in a fast-paced hospital setting.