Patient Safety and Quality Advisor

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

December 06, 2024

Department:

16002245 Metro Safety and Quality

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

None

Job Summary:

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

Key Position Details:

The Patient Safety and Quality Advisor is primarily a remote position, but applicants must reside in MN or WI due to occasional onsite obligations.

Job Description:

Leads key safety and quality initiatives in their respective business unit and incorporates high reliability principles and tools into these efforts. Key (team and personal) accountabilities include:
- Leads projects and performance improvement initiatives.
- Applies experience and working knowledge to support key safety & quality priorities.
- Participates on hospital based or clinical service line committees and project teams using expertise and experience to achieve desired improvements.
- Monitors and analyzes quality and patient safety data. Makes data-driven recommendations to key stakeholders.

Principle Responsibilities

• Leads projects and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Active member of committees providing knowledge and insight to ensure decisions made support quality and safety initiatives and are in alignment with high reliability principles.
  • Collaborates and makes recommendations with clinical and non-clinical leaders to formulate and evaluate project tactics.
  • Identifies and presents evidence-based practice to key stakeholders including clinical and non-clinical staff members and site leaders.
  • Utilizes quality improvement tools to facilitate projects.
• Applies experience and working knowledge to support key safety and quality priorities while making recommendations to key stakeholders.
  • Provides safety and quality support in moderately complex decision-making initiatives.
  • Actively contributes in making recommendations around safety and quality initiatives and tactics.
  • Independently incorporates high reliability skills and tools into business unit operations.
• Applies analytical skills to analyze and presents safety and quality data and tactics.
  • Analyzes and presents safety and quality data, information and tactics at leadership committees and project work groups, generally with manager or senior advisor support.
  • Uses problem-solving skills to verify, organize, analyze and maintain quality performance data.
  • Conducts investigations and facilitates interdisciplinary reviews for safety events or quality improvement initiatives.
• Leads in the advancement of clinical program initiatives.
  • Partners with physician leaders, business unit leaders, and other healthcare team members, in the identification, development and implementation of clinical program initiatives.
  • Partners with clinical experts in the development of appropriate clinical best practice standards for targeted populations. Assists in the implementation.
  • Assists in the identification of unnecessary variation in clinical practice that may impact quality, patient experience and total cost of care.
  • Leads committee meetings that support clinical program initiatives.
  • Assists operational leaders in the implementation and sustainability of plans.
• Guide the work of entry-level colleagues.
  • Supports entry-level colleagues in utilizing safety and quality improvement, skills, and tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Care Administration, Engineering or other health care related field or
• 3 to 7 years of experience in health care, project management, performance improvement, quality improvement and/or patient safety
• 2 to 5 years of experience in electronic medical records
• 2 to 5 years of experience in project management and/or quality improvement principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Care Administration, Engineering or other health care related field
• Knowledge of safety and quality improvement processes
• Knowledge of healthcare operations, systems thinking, and process improvement

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred
• Health Care Quality Management (HCQM) preferred
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) preferred

Physical Demands

• Sedentary:
• Lifting weightUp to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently