Clinical Quality Specialist - WPH Quality Unit
About The Position
The clinical quality specialist serves as a member of the quality team coordinating and support quality activities and projects. This role is crucial for facilitating activities towards board quality goals by developing strategies, improvement plans, and presentations. The specialist will collaborate with leadership, clinical leaders, and staff to plan and support a robust quality and safety program, working in cooperation with other members of the quality team including risk management, infection prevention, regulatory, data analytics, education, and operational effectiveness to achieve improved outcomes. Establishing and maintaining open and positive working relationships with physicians, nurses, and allied leaders and team members is essential. The role involves participating in and/or leading interdisciplinary teams related to quality and patient safety, identifying process and practice opportunities for improvement within the practice environment, and working with the leadership team to develop a culture and practice environment that embraces quality and patient safety and complies with regulatory agency requirements. Additionally, the specialist will work collaboratively with the executive team to implement quality and safety initiatives and assist in developing appropriate policies and procedures related to quality and patient safety. Participation in the planning and implementation of new technologies and procedures that support or enhance quality and patient safety activities is also a key function.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy with the Florida Department of Health or degree in health, life sciences or healthcare administration.
- Certification as a Professional in Healthcare Quality Certification (CPHQ), Patient Safety (CPPS), or as a Nurse Executive (NE-BC) within 1 year of hire.
- Five (5) years’ experience in acute care.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and supports quality and safety activities and process improvement assigned by the Chief Quality Officer or administrative designee.
- Responsible for facilitating activities towards board quality goals by developing strategies, improvement plans and presentations consistent with improvement in board quality and safety goals.
- Collaborates with leadership, clinical leaders and staff to plan and support a robust quality and safety program.
- Works in cooperation with other members of the quality team including risk management, infection prevention, regulatory, data analytics, education and operational effectiveness to achieve improved outcomes.
- Establishes and maintains an open and positive working relationship with physicians, nurses and allied leaders and team members.
- Participates and or leads interdisciplinary teams, related to quality and patient safety as appropriate.
- Works in the practice environment to identify process and practice opportunities for improvement.
- Works with the leadership team to develop a culture and practice environment that embraces quality and patient safety and is in compliance with the requirements of the various regulatory agencies.
- Works collaboratively with the executive team to implement quality and safety initiatives for the staff.
- Assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures related to quality and patient safety.
- Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies and procedures that support or enhance quality and patient safety activities.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)
- Life Insurance
- Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
- Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Car Insurance
- 100% PAID Tuition as well as tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt
- ALL Benefits Start Day One
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
