Patient Safety Specialist jobs in Kansas City, KS

Who We Are

Become a champion for children's health with a career at CHA. We serve with purpose and passion for helping 220 member children's hospitals improve kids' health and well-being. We are problem solvers helping children's hospitals use collaborative employee benefits and other workforce solutions to provide strategic and operational value. An exciting opportunity to have a long-term impact includes the work of the Child Health Patient Safety Organization (PSO), a component organization of the Children's Hospital Association. Child Health PSO is the nation's only PSO dedicated to and designed by children's hospitals to support children's hospitals, so fewer patients experience harm by our work together under the federal protections of the PSO constructed from the Patient Safety Act.

What You’ll Do

• Present meaningful and actionable improvement opportunities to internal and external audiences of the Child Health Patient Safety Organization
• Preserve privilege and confidentiality of patient safety work product (PSWP) and promote this understanding with others as appropriate
• Collaborate with the Patient Safety Team (PST) and other safety leaders for expertise on theme detection, deliverable development, and program support
• Consult individually with PSO members for opportunities to improve data and documents submitted that impact analyses
• Research internal and external resources for special PSO safety projects as assigned, including surveys, interviews, analysis, synthesis of findings, and calls to action
• Support planning of annual PSO member meeting, including session development and meeting facilitation
• Oversee the development of the Safe Table webinar series and support audience-specific presentations, papers, and posters that share PSO findings and learning opportunities in collaboration with the patient safety team.
• Design reports, analyze, interpret, and explain data to PST meetings and other member presentations.
• Travel occasionally for business

What You’ll Bring to CHA

• Knowledge of patient safety, quality, risk management programs, and professional standards. Including principles of continuous quality improvement, root cause analysis, proactive risk analysis, and peer review
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field; minimum of three years in patient safety, quality, or risk management
• Experience in clinical data analysis
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills
• Strong communication, customer, and interpersonal skills
• Desire to work on a wide range of patient safety work, from diagnosing and resolving member issues to developing partnerships
• Active patient safety, quality, or risk management certification preferred

Where You’ll Work

This position is based in our Lenexa, Kansas, office. We leverage a hybrid working model with three days per week in the office.

Our Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive total compensation package
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement Savings program with generous company contribution
• Hybrid working model
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Wellness program
• Paid time off and personal days
• Eight paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• And more!

More About CHA

Vaccinations

CHA requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated before the first day of employment. Fully vaccinated is defined as having received two Pfizer or Moderna vaccinations or one Johnson & Johnson vaccination, in addition to completion of a two-week period after the final vaccination.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CHA is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization, our membership, the care delivery of children's hospitals and their communities, and through the federal policymaking environment. With children's hospitals, we strive to ensure organizational cultures where everyone feels valued and actively participates in the mission of our organizations. Racism stands firmly in the way of improving children's health. We remain vigilant in our quest for a diverse and inclusive community and in standing against racism and discrimination wherever it exists.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, and protected veteran status or disability status.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
From: Children's Hospital Association