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Job TitleSenior Safety, Quality and Patient Experience (SQPE) Specialist - Quality Improvement

                        

LocationMayfield Hts

                    

FacilityHillcrest Hospital

                     

DepartmentOffice of SQPE East-Clinical and Operational Improvement

                      

Job CodeT97903

                     

ShiftDays

                       

Schedule8:00am-4:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Senior Safety, Quality and Patient Experience (SQPE) Specialist - Quality Improvement 

Join Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. 

As a Senior SQPE Specialist, you will direct safety, quality, and patient experience work across an Enterprise service line or submarket demonstrating expert-level competencies in several domains. You will also gain ample resources to learn and grow, build a fulfilling career and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future.  

A caregiver in this position works from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Direct performance improvement regarding SQPE across an Enterprise service line, market or submarket. Act as an accountable partner to executive and clinical leadership within their areas of responsibility. Understand and implement elements of performance as outlined by regulations, bylaws and rules and regulations established by the medical caregivers.Act as the primary resource for caregivers to facilitate overall operations of programs. Develop meaningful quality assurance activities with executive and clinical leadership to establish when a deviation in standard practice has occurred. Analyze performance data, develop/implement improvement strategies and apply structured problem-solving approaches. Act as a consultant in educating and evaluating clinical and support department caregivers regarding quality management regulations and standards of care. Support medical caregiver quality assurance activities such as peer review, ongoing professional practice evaluation and focused professional practice evaluation. Develop and assure processes to monitor performance, identify where intervention is needed and lead change to drive and sustain improvement. Incorporate regulatory and accreditation standards into improvement activities around SQPE. Collaborate on development of required plans such as the performance improvement plan, safety plan, infection control plan and others as required by governance. Incorporate enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements and benchmarks ensuring alignment to one standard of care across locations. Facilitate dashboard reviews, data analysis and decision-making from data. Identify and address root causes to lead to sustainable improvement. Lead improvement projects to the desired key result role modeling the Cleveland Clinic Improvement Model. Manage stakeholder relationships, project risks and project changes. Research and apply best practices within and outside the organization. Manage change to ensure the adoption and sustainment of quality improvement. Build relationships with project teams, medical caregivers and other clinical and non-clinical stakeholders, executive leadership and sponsors. Coach complex improvement teams to success with their quality improvement projects at the local, market and Enterprise level. Coach high reliability principles and error prevention strategies. Apply the Cleveland Clinic cause analysis process to identify key factors that lead to failures in SQPE.  Apply common cause analysis identification to safety events. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Master’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, Engineering or a related field Eight years of related experience with SQPE and performance improvement programs or related healthcare experience; additional two years may substitute the master’s degree requirement; clinical experience may substitute three years of SQPE experience Experience working with Joint Commission, HFAP or CMS surveys and processes, preferably in a leadership/coordinator role Maintain at least one of the following certifications: Certified Patient Safety Professional (CPPS), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Healthcare Accreditation Certification Program (HCAP), Certified Joint Commission Professional (CJCP), Process Improvement Certification, Certification in Infection Control (CIC) OR Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP)  In-depth knowledge of patient safety best practices, Joint Commission standards and conditions of participation 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Additional certifications Clinical experience   

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Physical Requirements:

Communicate and exchange accurate informationWork in a stationary position for extended periodsWork with physical records or operate a computer or other office equipmentIn some locations, ability to travel throughout the hospital systemIn some locations, the ability to move up to 25 pounds

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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