Quality & Patient Safety Transformation Lead

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems seeks a Patient Safety & Quality Consultant to partner with leaders across the health system to drive clinical excellence using data, improvement methodologies, and performance analytics. The role may coach, facilitate, or advise across the organization to spread improvements and ensure sustainability.

The consultant leads multi-disciplinary projects, provides education on safety and quality methods, and accelerates change management to embed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• Master's Degree in healthcare/quality related field preferred.
• Supplemental coursework in quality improvement, statistics, Lean/Six Sigma.
• Virginia license or eligible for licensure if applicable.
• 3+ years in healthcare with quality/safety improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of safety and quality into organizational practice and care targets.
• Engage and coach multidisciplinary teams to drive data-driven improvements.
• Facilitate root cause analyses and apply high-reliability principles.
• Design data structures, source data, and support decision-making with analyses.

Skills

Data analysis

Quality improvement

Project management

Facilitation

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Excel

Job description

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems seeks a Patient Safety & Quality Consultant to partner with leaders across the health system to drive clinical excellence using data, improvement methodologies, and performance analytics. The role may coach, facilitate, or advise across the organization to spread improvements and ensure sustainability.

The consultant leads multi-disciplinary projects, provides education on safety and quality methods, and accelerates change management to embed