What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Specialist position at BJC HealthCare?
Are you an RN? Do you have clinical pediatric experience? St. Louis Children's Hospital is looking for a self-motivated Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Specialist. This role will focus on safety events throughout the hospital. Responsbilities include performing root cause analysis, leading investigations and implementing prevention strategies. This position is primarily onsite, Monday-Friday.
Experience working in Perioperative Services or the OR preferred!
Overview
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Coordinates performance improvement and patient safety initiatives, providing guidance, education and assistance in the development, implementation and measurement for assigned projects, performance improvement initiatives and patient safety events.
Responsibilities
- Investigates and evaluates events for risk potential, loss minimization, and proper documentation in addition to using risk factors data to develop evidence-based Patient Safety interventions and process improvement strategies.
- Provides consultation and support to teams or departments related to performance improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance and patient safety events.
- Provides facilitation and support to teams and departments related to patient safety events.
- Participates in root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and cluster investigations.
- Assists departments in identifying and correcting regulatory compliance issues and participates in preparatory activities for regulatory agencies.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Business/Nursing/related
Experience
- 2-5 years
Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
Preferred Requirements
Education
- Master's Degree
- Business/Nursing/related
Licenses & Certifications
- Lean/Six Sigma
- RN
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
