Clinical Safety & Quality Program Lead

Description

“Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.”

Job Summary

A Clinical Safety and Quality Program Lead will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality within the healthcare organization and the Keralty's Safety and Quality Global objectives. This position requires a dynamic individual with a strong background in clinical safety, quality improvement methodologies, and regulatory compliance. The Program Lead will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing programs that enhance patient safety, improve clinical outcomes, and optimize overall healthcare quality.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Program Development - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish program objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and success metrics.
• Design and implement comprehensive clinical safety and quality improvement programs in alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.
• Regulatory Compliance - Ensure the organization's adherence to regulatory requirements related to clinical safety and quality.
• Stay abreast of relevant healthcare regulations, guidelines, and accreditation standards.
• Performance Monitoring and Analysis - Conduct regular audits and assessments to evaluate compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Develop and implement systems for monitoring and analyzing clinical performance data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement.
• Root Cause Analysis - Conduct root cause analyses to identify contributing factors and develop strategies for prevention.
• Lead investigations into adverse events, near misses, and other safety incidents.
• Quality Improvement Initiatives - Initiate and oversee quality improvement projects. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by engaging staff in quality improvement initiatives.
• Enhance clinical processes, reduce errors, and optimize patient outcomes.
• Education and Training - Develop and deliver training programs for healthcare staff on safety protocols, quality standards, and best practices.
• Promote awareness and understanding of the importance of clinical safety and quality throughout the organization.
• Communication and Collaboration - Foster a collaborative and positive working environment that encourages a shared commitment to patient safety and quality care.
• Collaborate with leadership, clinicians, and other stakeholders to communicate program goals, progress, and outcomes.

Qualifications

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position manages all employees of the Safety and Quality team of specialists and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.

Required Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience in clinical safety and quality improvement within a healthcare setting (at least 2 years).

Required Licenses and Certifications

• BLS/ACLS/PALS certification.
• Registered Nurse License, Active and Clear.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations and accreditation standards.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading and implementing quality improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field in lieu of Nursing degree (e.g., Healthcare Administration, Education) preferred.
• Certification in relevant quality and safety programs is a plus.

Financial Responsibilities

Budget Responsibilities

Languages

Travel

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: The employee is subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Physical/Environmental Activities

Please indicate with an X the frequency for the activities that apply to the essential functions of the job based on the chart below. Please select Not Required for physical demands that aren’t essential to job performance.