Patient Safety Program Specialist

Telligen•Iowa, IA

4d•Remote

About The Position

As the Patient Safety Program Specialist , you will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the success of patient safety related quality improvement initiatives across a designated region in the hospital, nursing home, and outpatient clinical settings. This is a remote position and the ideal candidate lives in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, or Wyoming. However, Telligen will consider internal candidates in other states. Essential Functions You will support a team of Quality Improvement Advisors (QIAs) to ensure the delivery of effective technical assistance (TA), achievement of project goals, and compliance with deliverables. You will serve as a subject matter expert in topic areas such as medication safety, infection prevention and control, risk assessments, and safety events/policies, working with state and regional leadership teams to standardize processes, identify opportunities for improvement, address challenges, and ensure the alignment of interventions with organizational and project-wide goals. You will also be responsible for state, regional, and national partner engagement across the region, including ongoing support of relationships and collaborative activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, public administration, public policy, public health, or a related field
Proven ability to design, implement, and support a regional technical assistance strategy tailored to providers' unique needs
Comprehensive knowledge of patient safety topic areas and hands-on experience in nursing homes, hospitals, and/or clinician offices
In-depth understanding of quality measures and QI methodologies in key focus areas, including evidence-based interventions that will improve outcomes and knowledge of barriers and drivers for improvement
Proven ability to design and deliver effective training programs, workshops, and learning collaboratives to build capacity in quality improvement practices among healthcare professionals

Nice To Haves

Clinical licensure (e.g., RN, LPN, MSW, PharmD)
Master’s degree in public health, quality improvement science, health informatics, or related field
Patient safety-related certifications strongly preferred (CPSS, CIC, CPSP, etc.)
Proven experience mentoring multidisciplinary teams, including Quality Improvement Advisors or equivalent roles
Proven ability to manage project timelines, meet deadlines, and produce detailed written reports
Experience in translating complex data into actionable insights and meaningful narratives for multidisciplinary teams, including clinical and non-clinical audiences

Responsibilities

overseeing and ensuring the success of patient safety related quality improvement initiatives across a designated region in the hospital, nursing home, and outpatient clinical settings
support a team of Quality Improvement Advisors (QIAs) to ensure the delivery of effective technical assistance (TA), achievement of project goals, and compliance with deliverables
serve as a subject matter expert in topic areas such as medication safety, infection prevention and control, risk assessments, and safety events/policies, working with state and regional leadership teams to standardize processes, identify opportunities for improvement, address challenges, and ensure the alignment of interventions with organizational and project-wide goals
responsible for state, regional, and national partner engagement across the region, including ongoing support of relationships and collaborative activities