Quality and Safety Senior Specialist -Jefferson
About The Position
Under the general direction of the Director, Quality & Safety, the Quality & Safety Senior Specialist originates, facilitates, and expedites improvement efforts and education focused on quality, safety, high-reliability organization initiatives, and process improvement, consistent with departmental and organizational goals. The role supports implementation of the OnPoint Safety Management System and applies project management, performance improvement, and change management practices to improve quality and safety. The specialist works with colleagues and other staff in a manner consistent with Jefferson’s values.
Responsibilities
- Support implementation of OnPoint Safety Management System project management standards, processes, policies, methodologies, and tools.
- Conduct divisional reactive safety work, including ACA, DCA, and cRCA, and proactive risk assessments, including FMECA and Hazop analysis.
- Facilitate processes and apply safety science principles to identify, review, investigate, analyze, and manage safety events and near misses or great catches.
- Oversee communication strategies for Safety Management System-related projects, including verbal and written materials.
- Develop and track Safety Management System and related process-improvement quality assurance, performance, and usage metrics; prepare printed and electronic reports for project status reporting.
- Lead, support, or consult on initiatives and projects critical to organizational patient-safety and quality-improvement goals; facilitate teams or work groups, assign performance indicators, review metrics, and develop action plans using departmental tools to support safety and quality system or process redesign and pay-for-performance goals.
- Guide, coach, and mentor others to help them begin championing organizational projects.
- Use project management, performance improvement, change management, and change leadership knowledge and skills to drive quality and safety improvement efforts.
- Use hospital and/or departmental software systems and applications to input, retrieve, and analyze data relevant to organizational functioning.
- Regularly present insights developed from data and information analysis.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson’s values.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription insurance
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
