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Pediatric Patient Safety & Clinical Specialist
part-timeSt. Louis

Summary

Location

St. Louis

Type

part-time

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Additional Information About the Role

This role primarily supports the Hematology/Oncology (Hem/Onc) division, with potential to provide support across additional clinical areas as needed. Plays a key role in advancing patient safety and quality improvement initiatives through collaboration, facilitation, and project leadership at the local level.

Additional  Requirements

  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Experience in patient safety and/or quality improvement initiatives
  • Strong facilitation skills with demonstrated experience leading meetings and reviews

Preferred Requirements 

 

  • Masters Degree
  • Approachable, supportive leadership style
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills

Overview

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St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

 

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. 

 

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

 


Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

This role acts as a pediatric expert in patient safety concepts and tools as well as improvement science and facilitation methods. It ensures patients receive safe and high-quality care by engaging with staff and leaders to accomplish systematic quality improvement, patient safety goals, and drive strategic priorities. The Specialist supports, coordinates, and leads initiatives to promote safety, eliminate preventable harm, and continuously evaluate and improve the quality of care delivered utilizing evidence-based improvement science methodology that aligns with pediatric national standards and strategies to prevent harm.

 

Responsibilities

  • Investigates and evaluates events for risk potential, loss minimization, and proper documentation in addition to using risk factors data to develop evidence-based Patient Safety interventions and process improvement strategies.
  • Provides consultation and support to teams or departments related to performance improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance and patient safety events.
  • Provides facilitation and support to teams and departments related to patient safety events.
  • Utilizes evidence-based Quality Improvement methodology and systems thinking to coach and lead teams to implement, evaluate, and improve the quality of care. Provides education offerings on safety principals, quality improvement, error prevention tools, and the Safety Coach Program. Participates in pediatric safety collaboratives and networks including the Child Health Patient Safety Organization (PSO) and Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS).
  • Fosters a learning and psychologically safe environment in facilitating debriefs (both proactively and post-safety event - including RCA, ACA, & CCA) to learn and identify processes that are going well, and improvement opportunities related to policies, processes, knowledge, or systems.
  • BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
  • Minimum Requirements

    Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • - Nursing

    Experience

  • <2 years
  • Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Reg Nurse - Board Certified
  • Preferred Requirements

    Education

  • Master's Degree
  • - Nursing

    Experience

  • 2-5 years
  • Supervisor Experience

  • < 2 years
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • IHI Basic Cert in Qual & Sfty

  • Benefits and Legal Statement

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    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance paid for by BJC
    • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance

    To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

    Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

    Other facts

    Tech stack
    Patient Safety,Quality Improvement,Facilitation Skills,Collaboration,Communication,Evidence-Based Methodology,Risk Evaluation,Performance Improvement,Regulatory Compliance,Education Offerings,Safety Principles,Team Leadership,Psychological Safety,Debriefing,Consultation,Process Improvement

    About BJC HealthCare

    BJC Medical Group has more than 600 doctors and specialists who care for thousands of people every day. With over 120 locations in greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois, there’s a BJC doctor close to you, wherever you live.

    Plus, because we’re all part of BJC HealthCare, we’re backed by the research and technology resources of one of the top health care organizations in the country. We aim to strengthen the physician-patient bond by developing long-term, healing relationships and offering exceptional patient experiences.

    BJC HealthCare has ranked as one of the top workplaces among large employers in the seventh annual St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Workplaces for 2018 program. BJC is one of 150 Greater St. Louis employers to receive the award and the only health care system to make the list.

    There is no better time to join our team and share your exceptional talents to help make medicine better. Explore our opportunities and apply today! www.bjc.org/jobs

    Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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    Industry: Hospitals and Health Care

    What you'll do

    • The Pediatric Patient Safety & Clinical Specialist investigates events for risk potential and develops evidence-based interventions. They also provide consultation and support for performance improvement initiatives and facilitate safety events.

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