Perioperative Quality Assistant - Days

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

7d • $20 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The Perioperative Quality Assistant supports quality improvement and patient safety, and regulatory initiatives across the perioperative environment through the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of clinical and operational data. This role collaborates with perioperative leaders, providers, and frontline staff to identify performance improvement opportunities, assist in the development and implementation of action plans, monitor outcomes, and ensure sustained results.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 2 years of experience in a healthcare environment, patient safety programs, performance improvement, or related healthcare setting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to collect, track, and maintain data accurately.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree in healthcare administration, Nursing, Business Administration, or related field.
• If candidate holds a professional license, it must be current in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Basic understanding of healthcare operations.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Collect, validate, and analyze perioperative clinical, quality, safety, and operational data to support performance monitoring and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality dashboards, scorecards, reports, and databases that provide meaningful insights for leaders, providers, and staff.
• Identify performance improvement opportunities through data analysis, audits, observations, and collaboration with clinical stakeholders.
• Partner with perioperative leaders, physicians, and frontline teams to design, implement, and evaluate quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Monitor the effectiveness of improvement efforts, track outcomes, and recommend actions to sustain gains and address performance gaps by providing real-time feedback and/or providing education.
• Support accreditation, regulatory, and quality reporting activities by ensuring accurate documentation, data integrity, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary committees, project teams, and special initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and overall perioperative performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED