Quality and Patient Safety Specialist

What awaits you:

• Work-life balance, great M-F hours.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 403B Savings Plan w/employer contribution.
• Paid Time off & Paid holidays.
• Employee and Dependent Tuition assistance benefits.
• Health and wellness programs and MORE!

Clinical staff encouraged to apply- RN, RRT, etc.

Work Location: Johns Hopkins Health System (750 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD) Hybrid, in office 25%.

Work Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Position Summary:

The Patient Safety Associate is a member of the patient safety team supporting patient safety efforts across the Johns Hopkins Health System. Primary responsibilities include reviewing near misses and adverse events submitted to the organization’s voluntary event reporting database, obtaining data from other systems to investigate and validate events, performing event trend analysis, and presenting to groups using a clinical and operational lens and advanced qualitative and quantitative analytic skills.

This position will lead various interdisciplinary patient safety committee meetings at a hospital and health system level, working collaboratively with leaders and colleagues from across departments and organizations to facilitate improvement efforts. The position will manage projects from start to finish, review and suggest policy edits as needed, and track system changes.

This position is critical in educating new users on configuring and troubleshooting the adverse event reporting database. This position also presents educational programs on adverse event reporting, safety science, and high reliability.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree is strongly preferred.

Work Experience:

A minimum of five (5) years of relevant clinical experience, risk management, quality, or patient safety experience is required. Experience leading patient safety efforts or safety data analysis is preferred.

Knowledge:

Must have a high level of clinical and healthcare operations knowledge necessary to review and respond to complex patient safety hazards. Knowledge of medical records such as Epic and/or Cerner. A working knowledge of managing event reporting databases is preferred.

***Effective January 1st 2022, you must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of your vaccination status as part of your new employee pre-boarding. Exceptions to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement may be granted for medical reasons and religious beliefs. Requests for medical exceptions must be submitted at your occupational health screening. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins Health System remains committed to providing the highest quality care for our patients and our communities.

***Authorization to Work in the United States: Applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

Salary Range: Minimum 36.49 per hour - Maximum 60.26 per hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

JHM prioritizes the health and well-being of every employee. Come be healthy at Hopkins!

Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.