Quality & Patient Safety Specialist - Quality & Patient Safety Lakewood - FT Hybrid

University of California, Irvine•Lakewood, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality & Patient Safety Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of patients across the UCI care continuum. The QPS Specialist supports the management of a comprehensive patient safety program, including causal analysis, incident report management, safety rounds, and organizational safety training. The QPS Specialist will work with Quality, Patient Safety and Transformation leadership, clinical and medical leadership in analyzing the human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events and work with them to identify and implement risk reduction strategies that promote patient safety. The Specialist manages collection, processing, documentation, and follow-up on adverse events, including performing daily surveillance and causal analysis of complex patient safety incidents, adverse events, errors, and areas of noncompliance. The Specialist monitors and evaluates clinical performance metrics, analyzes data, and identifies opportunities for improvement in patient outcomes, clinical processes, and patient safety. The Specialist conducts audits and assessments of clinical practices, processes, and documentation to identify deficiencies and facilitate corrective actions. The Specialist operates with a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Responsibilities

Supports the management of a comprehensive patient safety program, including causal analysis, incident report management, safety rounds, and organizational safety training.
Works with Quality, Patient Safety and Transformation leadership, clinical and medical leadership in analyzing the human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events and work with them to identify and implement risk reduction strategies that promote patient safety.
Manages collection, processing, documentation, and follow-up on adverse events, including performing daily surveillance and causal analysis of complex patient safety incidents, adverse events, errors, and areas of noncompliance.
Monitors and evaluates clinical performance metrics, analyzes data, and identifies opportunities for improvement in patient outcomes, clinical processes, and patient safety.
Conducts audits and assessments of clinical practices, processes, and documentation to identify deficiencies and facilitate corrective actions.
Operates with a high degree of autonomy.