Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.
Organization:
Quality Assurance
Job Summary:
Serves as a quality improvement advisor to provide project management facilitation, education, and data analysis for improvement of systems and processes, under occasional guidance. Facilitates the development, implementation and evaluation of organizational strategies to improve clinical quality and care, patient safety, and financial outcomes.
(Note: this role will be locally based in Wilson County with on-site duties)
.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborates with departments, interdisciplinary teams, and external entities, when necessary, to develop and implement strategies to improve care and processes . Navigates the organization to address and work through barriers and escalating when appropriate.
Maintains a consistent on‑unit presence to actively partner with frontline staff and leaders, fostering real‑time collaboration, coaching, and support for quality and patient safety initiatives .
Assists department managers or other quality improvement teams in identifying, developing and monitoring outcomes.
Coordinates and facilitates patient safety event analysis of varying impact levels. Develops and plans for process redesign.
Organizes, develops, and leads project teams.
Coordinates the incorporation of quantitative and/or qualitative evaluation measures into project requests and evaluations.
Summarizes findings to promote the prioritization of improvement initiatives. Coordinates communication of quality management initiatives to appropriate forums.
Focuses on continuous performance improvement to support institutional quality goals.
Provides instruction and consultation to teams within department to advance education and improve internal processes.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical experience is strongly preferred
Quality experience is preferred
Experience with quality and/or performance improvement data analysis is preferred
Quality certifications such as CPPS or CPHQ are a plus
Technical Capabilities:
Regulatory Compliance (Novice): Demonstrates knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and apply them in difficult, stressful and complex situations. Able to interpret and explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear. Directs others in interpreting rules and regulations on the job and trains others in them.
Judgement and Decision-Making (Novice): Able to make decisions effectively and accurately in an environment which may be fast-paced or changing. Considers a wide range of alternatives, including those which may fall outside of the scope of the task at hand, before making a decision.
Front of Room Facilitation (Intermediate): Helping people manage The information they already possess or can access to achieve a necessary result in a timely and collaborative manner. Guide The process and structures activities using a particular facilitation methodology without content knowledge or subject matter expertise.
Healthcare Organizational Dynamics (Intermediate): Demonstrate knowledge and impact of quality, value, and patient-centered care in the current and future healthcare landscape and continuum of care
Prioritization/ Targeted Focus (Intermediate): Distill down needed work to focus teams…