Quality and Safety Advisor (Heart and Lung Transplant Quality / RN Certification Preferred)

Job Summary:

Transplant quality consists of five aspects: Evaluating our programs based on regulatory and clinical metrics, adverse event reviews, performance improvement initiatives, education and regulatory oversight and preparedness. Traditionally, the transplant quality program has consisted of one quality and patient safety advisor, as we continue to grow and expand we are changing our structure to have a designated quality person of abdominal and an additional person be over thoracic transplant. We are seeking a nurse who is interested in quality for the thoracic position.In collaboration with clinical and administrative leadership, facilitates the development, implementation and evaluation of organizational strategies to improve clinical, service and financial outcomes within an evidenced-based practice framework and of VUMC mission, values, vision and credo.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with departments and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement strategies to improve care and processes.
• Utilizes consultative and facilitative skills in working with individuals and groups.
• Develop/enhance quality management infrastructure including knowledge transfer, within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Serve as a resource for policy/standard interpretation and application to operations.
• Facilitates improvement initiatives through use of PDSA cycle.
• Meets with project team to plan and executes improvement team agenda.
• Coordinates data and process analysis needs with individuals/groups responsible for the identification of improvement opportunities and redesign efforts.
• Effectively uses data, improvement knowledge and regulatory/accreditation standards, resulting in informed decision making by the project team.
• Utilizes quality management and statistical process control tools and methods as appropriate.
• Coordinates timely communication of assigned areas quality management initiatives to appropriate forums (Patient Care Centers and Core Quality Committees).
• Integrates internal and external benchmark data.
• Summarizes data in a format that will facilitate identification and prioritization of improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrates effective Project Management skills.
• Assures maintenance of project plans/ records such that they serve as an archive of project results.
• Utilizes change management to drive results.

Position Shift:

• Monday - Friday Day Shift

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 ^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.