Clinical Quality and Safety Specialist I

Description

Location: UCHealth UCHlth Leprino Building AMC, US:CO:Aurora

Department: Clinical Quality

FTE: Full Time, 1.0, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $41.43 - $62.15 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

Partners with Teams

Partners with UCH Leadership, local units and CUSOM Departments/Divisions, to identify areas of key quality and patient safety opportunities
Performs process analysis, identifies best practices and works with stakeholders to improve processes
Facilitates Process Improvement and Project Management projects as needed

Metric Focus

Identifies trends and root causes to target interventions to drive outcomes towards the top 10th percentile
Measures, analyzes and facilitates improvement in outcome and process metrics
Identifies areas of opportunity in partnership with clinical experts

Collaborative Case Review (CCR)

Partners with committee chairs in establishing trigger lists and meeting structure
Reviews and triages cases for clinical review
Promotes use of Just Culture
Supports a multidisciplinary approach of clinical review

Agile MD Pathways 

Assists in the curation of standard care pathways to reduce care variation
Builds pathways into AgileMD Software
Links orders within pathways in EHR

Minimum Requirements: (degree and clinical licensure in one of the clinical professions are required)

Bachelor’s degree relevant clinical field.
State licensure as Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Respiratory Therapist, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
2 years of relevant clinical experience. 
Preferred: Quality improvement or patient safety experience.
Registered Nurse
Occupational Therapist - State Licensed
Licensed Physical Therapist - State
Licensed Speech Language Pathologist
PHARMACIST
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner
Respiratory Therapist-State

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):

• Providing top of scope practice 
• Values a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes 
• Prioritizes wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
• Models proficiency through precepting those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth 
• Welcomes new knowledge in a fast paced, innovative environment 
• Contributes to secure safety and quality practices 

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth invests in its Workforce.

UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee’s contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years’ employment.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
• 403(b) with employer matching contributions
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
• Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
• Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
• Wellness benefits
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment:

• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization. 

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