Quality Patient Safety Program Manager

Job Summary and Responsibilities The primary function of the Quality/Patient Safety Program Manager is to support, coordinate, and facilitate the quality management (QM), patient safety (PS) and regulatory performance improvement (PI) activities for the hospital and medical staff. This role also serves as a resource to employees, management, nursing directors, senior management, councils, physicians and teams on quality management activities and will handle patient sensitive and confidential hospital information. Job Requirements Three (3) years clinicalexperience in anacute care setting Required and One (1) year healthcarerelated quality management/performance improvement experience (e.g., chart audit, PI team member, etc.) Required and Must be able to perform case reviews for medical staff peer reviewand medical and/or surgical Registry Abstraction Registered Nurse: TX (RN:TX)- Required upon hire or Pharmacist: TX (PHARM:TX)- required upon hire Cert Prof Healthcare Qual (CPQPS)- Required- 24 month grace period Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)- Required- 24 month grace period or Healthcare Quality Mgmt (HCQM)- 24 month grace period Where You'll Work Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team's efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience-modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.