virginia commonwealth university healthHenrico, VA
Patient Safety and Quality Consultant
Patient Safety and Quality Consultant
Patient Safety and Quality Consultant
virginia commonwealth university healthHenrico, VA
yesterday
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsOccupational Health and Safety SpecialistsQuality Control Systems Managers
General Medical and Surgical HospitalsOffices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
Apply for this role →* Update professional knowledge applicable to the role by participating in education opportunities such as reading professional publications and networking locally and regionally.* Complete required continuing education to maintain certification (as applicable).Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) preferred Certified Project Manager (PMP) preferred Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
Patient Safety-Focused Summary: Patient Safety & Quality Consultant The Patient Safety & Quality Consultant is responsible for advancing a culture of patient safety across the health system by leading initiatives that reduce harm, improve reliability, and strengthen safety processes. The role partners with executive, physician, nursing, and operational leaders to identify safety risks, analyze adverse events, implement evidence-based improvements, and drive sustainable change that improves patient outcomes.
Primary Patient Safety Responsibilities:
* Lead and facilitate patient safety improvement initiatives designed to prevent patient harm and improve clinical outcomes.* Facilitate Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) to identify system vulnerabilities and develop corrective actions.* Apply high reliability organization principles to strengthen safety culture, reduce variation, and improve process consistency.* Promote a Just Culture approach by focusing on system and process improvements rather than individual blame.* Foster psychological safety through transparent communication of safety and performance information.* Identify safety trends, measure the effectiveness of interventions, and prioritize opportunities for risk reduction and harm prevention.* Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to redesign processes that detect, mitigate, and prevent patient harm.* Improve care transitions and healthcare processes to ensure safe, effective, equitable, efficient, and timely care delivery. Key Areas of Expertise* Patient Safety and Harm Prevention* Root Cause Analysis (RCA)* High Reliability Principles* Just Culture* Change Management* Team Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement* Healthcare Process Redesign and Risk Reduction
Executive Summary:
The Patient Safety & Quality Consultant leads organization-wide patient safety efforts by investigating safety events, facilitating root cause analyses, applying high reliability and just culture principles, identifying and mitigating system risks, and partnering with clinical and operational leaders to implement sustainable improvements that prevent patient harm and improve patient outcomes.
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Level
Senior
Location
Henrico, VA
Occupation
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Industry
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Posted
yesterday