Quality and Safety Advisor PRN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

In collaboration with Stem Cell Transplant/IEC clinical and administrative leadership, the Quality and Safety Advisor facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of organizational strategies to improve clinical, service, and financial outcomes within an evidence-based practice framework and in alignment with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission, values, vision, and credo. The role collaborates with departments and interdisciplinary teams to improve care and processes, develops quality management infrastructure, and serves as a resource for interpreting and applying policies and standards. The advisor facilitates improvement initiatives using PDSA cycles, coordinates project planning and data and process analysis, and supports informed decision-making through quality improvement knowledge, regulatory and accreditation standards, statistical process control, and internal and external benchmark data. The role coordinates communication of quality initiatives, maintains project plans and records, and uses project and change management skills to drive results. The position is part of the Cancer Quality organization at Vanderbilt Health.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Seven years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with departments and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement strategies to improve care and processes.
Use consultative and facilitative skills when working with individuals and groups.
Develop or enhance quality management infrastructure, including knowledge transfer, within assigned areas.
Serve as a resource for interpreting and applying policies and standards to operations.
Facilitate improvement initiatives using the PDSA cycle.
Meet with project teams to plan and execute improvement team agendas.
Coordinate data and process analysis with individuals and groups identifying improvement opportunities and redesign efforts.
Use data, improvement knowledge, and regulatory and accreditation standards to support informed project-team decisions.
Use quality management and statistical process control tools and methods as appropriate.
Coordinate timely communication of quality management initiatives to appropriate forums, including Patient Care Centers and Core Quality Committees.
Integrate internal and external benchmark data and summarize data to support identification and prioritization of improvement initiatives.
Demonstrate effective project management skills.
Maintain project plans and records as an archive of project results.
Use change management to drive results.