• Job Description

  Req#: REQ-21338

  Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

  Shift:

  First Shift (United States of America)

  Clinical Quality Lead - Patient Safety

  Hybrid

  ***Must live in NE or IA***

  Preferred consideration will be given to applicants with Patient Safety experience and CPPS Certification

  • Join Nebraska Medicine's Patient Safety Team and help transform healthcare! As a clinical quality lead focusing in patient safety, you will be a part of a highly motivated team that helps keep safety first in everything we do. Embracing systems thinking, you will be able to help uncover the root causes of adverse events and near misses, paving the way for proactive solutions that prevent future occurrences.
  
  • As you collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to analyze data, identify patterns and implement evidenced-based strategies that enhance patient safety across the entire organization, you not only will be a part of keeping patients safe, but also fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  
  • Work where every colleague is empowered to contribute to the collective goal of high reliability. Together we shape the future of healthcare, ensuring every patient receives the safe, reliable, and compassionate care they deserve.
  
  Must haves:
  • Experience with facilitating multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience with communication/collaboration with providers, leaders.
  • Experience with Implementation of process improvement
  

  The primary focus of this position is to be actively engaged in clinical quality improvement efforts and may involve oversight and/or facilitation of some of these efforts. Work with other identified staff to coordinate and collect specific clinical outcomes information as required by regulatory agencies, and collaboratively develop goals to achieve improved clinical outcomes for the organization. Provide education and feedback to clinicians on various clinical quality performance metrics and programs.
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  • Minimum of three years clinical experience in specialty area to include quality improvement, outcomes monitoring, and/or process development in the healthcare arena required.
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing or other related scientific clinical healthcare field or equivalent combination of education/experience combined (One year of education equals one year of experience) required.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and competency with quality improvement, outcomes monitoring, and/or process development in the healthcare arena required.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in data collection, analysis and interpretation required.
  • Demonstrated critical thinking/analytical skills as well as strong problem-solving skills required.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of team building, both as a participant of teams and in a leadership role required.
  • Demonstrated excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal), leadership, and facilitation abilities required.
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and capabilities, along with the ability to work cross-functionally with other leaders required.
  • Proficiency with office computer tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Visio and Word) required.
  • Ability to successfully complete clinical quality improvement training within one year of hire or transfer date required.
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  • Prior experience working directly with physicians preferred.
  • Experience with health care related accreditation and regulatory agency standards preferred.
  • Clinical research experience (e.g., trial design, data collection and analysis) preferred.
  • Master's degree preferred.
  • Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license preferred.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.

• About the company

  Nebraska Medicine, is a private not-for-profit American healthcare company based in Omaha, Nebraska.

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