Safety & Quality Specialist

Safety & Quality Specialist

85445BR

Pediatrics-GI/Nutrition

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Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Category

Patient Safety and Quality, Research,

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Pay Range

$69888.00-$111831.20 Annual

Office/Site Location

Boston

Remote Eligibility

Part Remote/Hybrid

Job Posting Description

At Boston Children's Hospital, the quality of our care - and our inclusive hospital working environment - lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we're committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.

Position Summary:

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation at Boston Children's Hospital are seeking a highly interested, and motivated Safety & Quality Specialist to support various Divisional and Center-based entry-level data analysis, data queries, and quality improvement (QI) initiatives, as well as assist in preparing materials for local meeting presentations and national abstract submissions/publications.

Selected candidate will be involved with many exciting projects embedded into both a dynamic, multidisciplinary program and collegial quality improvement team committed to understanding and improving the quality of care provided to children with short bowel syndrome and various other digestive and nutritional disorders. The selected candidate must be an excellent communicator, well-organized, interested in data analytics and analysis, and enthusiastic.

This Safety & Quality Specialist will play a central role in extracting, analyzing, and translating clinical data into quality improvement report summaries and operational improvements in patient care and program performance.

This is an ideal position for an early-career candidate interested in furthering their expertise in data analytics use of an electronic health care record (EPIC), healthcare data systems, and quality improvement (QI), and QI statistical analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate data collection, tracking, and reporting with projects related to quality improvement (QI), quality measurement and QI research within the Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation for data tracking, process improvement, and reporting
• Assisting with data capture and compiling reports from the electronic health care record (EPIC) as well as a variety of clinical settings, including ambulatory clinics, procedural areas and hospital wards
• Assist in basic statistical and other trend analyses from information gathered in patient surveys, EPIC-based reports, hospital administrative databases, and other sources
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data used to develop reports and summaries to track clinical outcomes, program metrics, and performance trends
• Collaborate with institutional informatics and clinical quality improvement teams to optimize data extraction and reporting capabilities
• Prepare and present data for internal meetings, leadership discussions, and national collaboratives
• Participate in Divisional and CAIR-related clinical practice guideline initiatives and risk management activities
• Maintain expertise in current and emerging data management and analysis methods, including appropriate computer software applications

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred

Experience:

• 2 years' experience of administrative, project coordination experience required. 1 year in a quality and safety role.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
• Introduction level QI understanding and data handling
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with electronic health records (e.g. EPIC) is preferred
• Experience with data platforms such as Redcap, Statistics Process Control (SQCpack) or data visualization tools is preferred
• Prior experience in clinical research or QI initiatives is preferred

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, military or veteran status or any other classification protected by law in hiring, promotion, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment. Boston Children's Hospital collects and maintains information regarding gender, race, and ethnicity for equal opportunity compliance purposes. Boston Children's Hospital also is subject to various government recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations.

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