Number of Positions In Requisition
1
Job Details
Under the general direction of the Director, Quality & Safety, the Quality & Safety Senior Specialist will originate, facilitate, & expedite improvement efforts and/or education targeted at quality, safety, HRO initiatives and process improvement activities consistent with departmental/organizational goals and objectives.
Job Description
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Utilizes and Supports the implementation of the OnPoint Safety Management System project management standards, processes, policies, methodologies and tools to: (40% of time)
• Conduct divisional reactive safety work (aca, dca, cRCA) and proactive risk assessments (ie FMECA, Hazop analysis)
• Facilitates processes and applies safety science principles to identify, review, investigate and analyze, and manage safety events and near misses/great catches.
• Oversee SMS related project communication strategies, including verbal and written materials.
• Develop and track SMS and related process improvement quality assurance, performance, and usage metrics and prepares printed and electronic reports for communication of the data as part of the project status reporting.
• Champions (Lead/Support/provides consultation on) identified initiatives/projects critical to patient safety and quality improvement organizational goals to embed safety principles into clinical operations, facilitated by teams/work groups, assigning performance indicators, reviewing metrics and developing action plans using departmental tools to meet safety/quality system/process redesign and pay for performance goals. (18% of time)
• Guides/coaches/mentors to enable others to begin to champion organizational projects. (15% of time)
• Utilizes project management, performance improvement, change management, change leadership knowledge, skills, and attitudes to drive improvement efforts in quality and safety.
• Utilizes the hospital and/or department software systems and applications to input/retrieve/analyze data appropriate to the overall functioning of the organization.
• Regularly presents to share insights developed from data and information analysis. (12% of time)
• Performs other related duties as assigned. (5% of time)
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Primary Location Address
60 Township Line Road, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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