Safety Specialist - Quality, Safety, Risk, Accreditation
Trinity Health
**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift
**Description:**
**POSITION PURPOSE**
+ The Safety Specialist works with ministry leaders, colleagues and medical staff to improve safety and reliability frameworks, processes and behaviors throughout the organization. Uses data and safety science to embed and complete system wide, unit specific and service line improvements to improve high reliability in patient care and with colleagues. Provides expertise, guidance and leadership as it relates to reliability standards, improvement process and safety specific programs, including education, coaching, and support for clinical and non-clinical areas.
+ Will be supporting Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Livingston and Chelsea hospital
+ NOTE: This is a full-time, on-site position. Selected candidate will be required to utilize office space at any of the three hospitals based on current project.
**WHAT YOU WILL DO**
+ Work Focus: Researches, analyzes, and identifies opportunities for improvement in program efficiency and patient experience. Distributes analytical reports and leads resolutions.
+ Process Focus: Uses system applications to create reports, develop materials, and apply knowledge of policies to ensure quality and confidentiality.
+ Data Management & Analysis: Compiles and analyzes data for operational projects, providing detailed reports and recommendations to support leadership decisions and measure ROI.
+ Functional Roles: Partners with departments like Quality and Risk Management to improve outcomes, offering consultation on safety and reliability at all leadership levels.
+ Facilitation & Safety: Leads safety rounds, trainings, and meetings with executives and frontline staff. Oversees safety improvements and culture change initiatives to prevent harm and improve experiences.
+ Tools & Systems: Familiar with electronic medical records, Microsoft applications, Tableau, QuickBase, and other data systems.
**MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, nursing, engineering, or related field.
+ Two (2) or more years of experience in high reliability, safety, performance improvement, quality, risk management; or related experience.
**ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**
+ Certification as Patient Safety Professional, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, or other related certification
+ Leadership experience.
**POSITION BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS**
+ Competitive compensation.
+ Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability.
+ Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.
+ Retirement savings plan with employer match.
+ Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health
+ Tuition Reimbursement
**Our Commitment**
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
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