Quality & Safety Specialist or Part-time

This position provides professional support for clinical operations, quality improvement, and program management activities.

Functions include independently coordinating and implementing quality and performance improvement initiatives; supporting clinical programs and service delivery; monitoring and analyzingoperational, quality, and patient care metrics; facilitatingregulatory and accreditation compliance; developing and maintainingpolicies, procedures, and workflows; managing program implementation and evaluation; supporting clinical teams in achieving organizational goals; and coordinating training,communication, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance patient care, safety, efficiency, and outcomes. Positions may also serve as liaisons among clinical, administrative, academic, and community partners to advance strategic priorities and operational excellence.

• Assist with and support the day-to-day operations of quality improvement and program implementation initiatives.
• Adhere to clinical practice standards, evidence-based practice,and established policies and procedures.
• Assist Team Leads, Supervisors, and/or management with creation and implementation of processes and procedures and quality improvement initiatives.
• Act as a project manager on multiple quality improvement/program implementation initiatives or grant-fundedinitiatives.
• Assist and train junior team members.
• Assist with identifying issues related to operational efficiency and share results with leadership.
• Support the Quality and Safety Program Administrator to coordinate quality improvement and performance improvement initiatives.
• Collect, analyze, and report clinical, operational, and quality performance data.
• Monitor, in collaboration with the leadership team,organizational quality metrics, benchmarks, and key performance indicators.
• Support program planning, implementation, evaluation,continuous improvement, and project implementation activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop, revise, and implement policies, procedures, and standard operating workflows.
• Coordinate regulatory, accreditation, and compliance activities, including audit preparation and follow-up.
• Facilitate quality, safety, and program management committee sand work groups.
• Conduct chart reviews, workflow assessments, and process improvement analyses.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, presentations, and recommendations for leadership, governing boards, and external stakeholders.
• Support strategic planning, project management, and organizational change initiatives.
• Coordinate staff education, training, and competency-related activities to support quality and operational goals and grantdeliverables.
• Collaborate with clinical, administrative, academic, and community partners to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.
• Support population health, patient experience, risk management,and care coordination initiatives.
• Contribute to reporting requirements as applicable.
• Monitor project timelines, deliverables, and outcomes to ensureachievement of organizational objectives.

This description is a summary only and describes the general levelof work being performed; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

The duties of this position may change from time to time and/orbased on business need. We reserve the right to add or deleteduties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and/or hiring authority.

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule ofthree (3 ) days per week on campus and as needed forin-person meetings.

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