Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Specialist-Clinical Compliance

Additional Information About the Role

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking a critical position within Clinical Compliance.

This position will be the subject matter expert on policy and procedures, medical record reviews and be responsible for completing audits.

Ideal candidates should have clinical experience and should reside in the Greater St. Louis area.

Overview

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Ensures appropriate communication and information exchange with all levels of the organization hospital regulatory compliance, legal, or risk management to accomplish patient safety goals and program initiatives. Takes initiative to promote regulatory compliance through perpetual readiness, promote the performance improvement activities and patient safety activities at the hospital. In the absence of the immediate department manager, will assume leadership and coordination of all patient safety events.

Responsibilities

Manages, provides consultation and support to improvement teams, functions or departments related to transformation or performance improvement initiatives.

Coaches department and hospital staff in best techniques for performance improvement, regulatory compliance or patient safety practices through example, advice, just in time education and routine training and communication.

Instructs, coordinates and monitors the work activities of department staff, managing the work schedule for department projects and process improvement events.

Guides project teams in conducting performance improvement and process redesign projects using appropriate analytic and facilitation techniques.

Develops and maintains best practices to investigate, analyze and report progress toward outcomes of performance improvement projects, regulatory compliance or information and data about patient safety events.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

– Business/related
Experience

2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

Master’s Degree

– Business/Nursing/related
Licenses & Certifications

Lean/Six Sigma

RN

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer