Patient Safety Program Consultant

Elevance Health • Atlanta, IN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for serving as a clinical subject matter expert supporting enterprise-wide patient safety activities and programs. This role supports the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of patient safety initiatives by partnering with clinical, operational, and analytic teams to identify barriers to safe and effective care. It contributes to strategies that improve patient safety outcomes for members and works with clinical intervention teams to conduct reviews and support patient safety initiatives. The role also designs and supports studies to identify opportunities for patient safety improvement, evaluates intervention effectiveness, and develops recommendations to improve the quality and safety of care. Additionally, it supports governance, regulatory, accreditation, and compliance activities related to patient safety programs, maintains documentation, and assures patient safety activities are relevant to targeted populations and aligned with organizational priorities. It partners with internal and external stakeholders, oversees quantitative analysis of clinical data, and presents results.

Requirements

• Requires a BS in health administration, nursing, public health, health informatics, clinical sciences, or a related clinical field
• 3 years of healthcare quality, patient safety, clinical review, medical record review, or data analysis experience
• Any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background

Nice To Haves

• Current unrestricted license or certification in applicable field preferred (i.e., CPHQ)
• MS in a health-related field (i.e., Nursing)
• Experience with CMS Patient Safety programs (HAC Reduction) preferred
• Knowledge of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators preferred
• Familiarity with Leapfrog Group safety measures preferred
• Strong skills in data-driven quality improvement, trend analysis, and translating safety data into system-level action

Responsibilities

• Supporting the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of patient safety initiatives
• Partnering with clinical, operational, and analytic teams to identify barriers to safe and effective care
• Supporting patient safety activities across organizational priorities and defined pillars
• Contributing to strategies that improve patient safety outcomes for members
• Works with clinical intervention teams to conduct clinical reviews, chart abstraction activities, medical record reviews, and evidence reviews to support patient safety initiatives
• Designs and supports studies to identify opportunities for patient safety improvement and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Ensures that study methodology is sound and appropriate reporting is in place
• Develops recommendations to support patient safety improvement activities and improve the quality and safety of care for members
• Supports governance, regulatory, accreditation, and compliance activities related to patient safety programs
• Maintains effective documentation of research programs, review activities, and patient safety initiatives to meet regulatory and accreditation standards
• Assures patient safety activities are relevant to targeted populations and aligned with organizational priorities
• Partners with internal and external stakeholders to support implementation of patient safety initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
• Oversees accurate and complete quantitative analysis of clinical data and presentation of results
• Contributes recommendations to improve intervention effectiveness, measurement accuracy, and patient safety outcomes

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Paid Time Off
• medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level