Quality and Patient Safety Advisor - Transfusion Safety (Local)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality and Patient Safety Advisor serves as a quality improvement advisor, providing project management facilitation, education, and data analysis to improve systems and processes under occasional guidance. The role facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of organizational strategies to improve clinical quality and care, patient safety, and financial outcomes. This is a local onsite position primarily supporting Vanderbilt Health’s main campus in Nashville, with a focus on the Transfusion Safety program. The advisor supports the Transfusion Safety program under the direction of department hospital leaders, partnering with operational and clinical staff to promote safe, evidence-based transfusion practices and compliance with clinical policies and regulatory requirements. The position reviews workflows, analyzes non-conforming events, manages and communicates data related to transfusion practices, and helps develop and deliver education for clinical team members. The role is part of the Department of Quality, Safety, and Risk Prevention, which supports Vanderbilt Health faculty and staff in providing safe, timely, effective, efficient, and patient-centered care. The position requires relevant work experience and a bachelor’s degree.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Three years of relevant work experience.
Ability to analyze data accurately and transform findings into actionable improvement plans.
Ability to facilitate teams using quality and performance improvement methodologies, including opportunity analysis, key driver diagrams, performance measure requirements, and PDSA improvement cycles.
Knowledge of regulatory compliance and ability to interpret and explain rules and regulations.
Ability to identify, evaluate, report, and communicate patient safety risks, near misses, and adverse events.
Project management, prioritization, time management, and decision-making skills.
Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
Ability to support change management, test and quality-assure solutions, and recommend problem resolutions.

Responsibilities

Support the Vanderbilt Health Transfusion Safety program under the direction of department hospital leaders and align it with the overall quality and safety plan.
Collaborate with hospital leaders to establish, monitor, and maintain safety protocols and procedures that promote safe patient care and comply with clinical policies and regulatory requirements.
Establish and maintain effective communication and coordination with operational and clinical staff to support safe, evidence-based transfusion practices.
Manage and communicate data and information relevant to hospital goals and initiatives related to transfusion practices.
Participate in clinical review of workflows and analysis of non-conforming events.
Participate in developing and delivering educational programs for clinical team members.
Facilitate project management, education, and data analysis for improvement of systems and processes.
Facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies to improve clinical quality and care, patient safety, and financial outcomes.