Carle Health Hiring For Acute Therapy Quality & Safety Coordinator at Urbana, IL  Full Time

Position Summary:

The Acute Therapy Quality Outcomes and Patient Safety Coordinator (QOPSC) is responsible for forward facing initiatives around Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes within the acute therapy department, as well as the organization as a whole. The QOPSC works at the department level, in collaboration with bedside staff and other unit leaders, to deliver effective, efficient, high-quality care. The QOSPC continuously evaluates care at the bedside for acute PT/OT/SLP, identifies gaps in processes and facilities process improvement activities to help improve patient outcomes. The QOSPC works in collaboration with all three disciplines to ensure evidence-based research is built into our day to day practice to ensure that all patients benefit from the latest innovations in the delivery of care. This individual, in collaboration with other quality and safety leaders, serve to increase the driving force and consistency of quality and safety at the department and unit level. The QOPSC will be the champion of Safe Patient Handling initiatives, taking lead on mobility data reports and assisting RN leadership at the unit level in safe patient handling education/competencies. In order to ensure the acute therapy staff are able to provide the best quality care possible as per above, the QOPSC will also act as lead department educator. In collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team, the QOPSC will be responsible for coordinating, planning, and/or developing education and ongoing competency training for the department. This will be done in collaboration with the appropriate discipline specific teams, as well as other unit specific QOCs, RN educators, and PSOs. This individual will oversee policy, procedure, and standard development and revision through evidence based practice changes. The QOPSC will primarily be responsible for analyzing reported incident information at the department level and assist leadership team in providing feedback to members and assisting them in identifying and addressing areas of improvement. The QOPSC will serve as a member resource on quality and patient safety matters, assist members of the team in the development of their patient safety evaluation systems, and help develop and present reports and educational/resource materials. The QOPSC assists in development and/or review/revision of policies and procedures for quality, patient safety, and performance improvement. The QOPSC will assist the supervisor and leads in rounding in patient care areas to support staff and champion Patient Safety.

Qualifications:

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Occupational Therapist (OT) License upon hire and Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Two (2) years experience related field AndHas demonstrated success and active participation in hospital committees, student instruction and/or other like activities

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Continuing education requirements for this position may include one (1) hour, four (4) hours, or eight (8) hours of content that is assigned by the organization to comply with DNV Hip and Knee Replacement Certification requirements. This content will only apply to those directly assigned to the total joint replacement practices and will be communicated to the applicable staff member by the immediate supervisor. This requirement is subject to change pending updates to DNV Hip and Knee Replacement Certification standards.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
– Good working knowledge of all aspects of Acute Care (PT/OT/SLP)
– Timely follow-up and accountability
– Highly organized with good attention to detail
– Must be extremely flexible with day to day workflows with ability to balance multiple tasks/projects while meeting organizational standards
– Highly motivated to collaborate with interdisciplinary team in the areas of patient safety and quality outcomes
– Demonstrates strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical and administrative staff
– Demonstrates solid time management skills, with ability to appropriately balance QOSPC duties with patient care duties
– Forward thinker with ability to see big picture

Essential Functions:

• Complete equivalent of 50-75% direct patient care hours per week
• Weekend patient care rotation
• Utilizes metrics on department dashboard and other quality metrics to prioritize and drive practice change
• Assists supervisor in reviewing and tracking data/trends in re: patient satisfaction surveys
• Assists in evaluating current practices and assists leads in implementing evidence-based practice changes
• Collaborates with various RN unit leaders, QOCs, supervisors, bedside staff, and other healthcare providers to address issues related to patient care and patient care outcomes
• Participates in various work groups to improve department and hospital wide patient care issues through implementation of evidence-based practices.
• Provides real time accountability, coaching, and education to promote ownership of safe practice.
• Assist in developing downtime procedures
• Assist supervisor/director in accreditation standards education/prep work, and data collection (DNV, CARF, etc.)
• Serves as lead therapist on Safe Patient Handling Committee
• Tracks and trends mobility data hospital wide through audits and event reports
• Assists in development and ensure ongoing competency check off for safe patient handling within acute therapy department
• Assists RN unit leadership, QOC, and PSOs in developing unit specific safe patient handling education and ongoing competencies.
• Assists supervisor in reviewing incoming reports of events and near misses to identify patterns, trends, potential system lessons, as well as determine whether immediate follow-up is required with reporting personnel or department
• Act as patient safety champion for department and field questions in relation to this from other team members and departments
• Develops training materials and supports patient safety educational sessions as necessary
• Sits in on patient safety committees as therapy representative, as appropriate.
• Attends daily safety huddle to report for acute therapy department, as well as failure to mobilize patient harm events.
• Assist in planning/coordinating department educational presentation/activities, as well as patient education.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and monitoring staff competencies and keeps records for annual reviews.
• Provide mentorship opportunities to newer, less experiences staff to grow and develop their knowledge and skills.
• Ensures and tracks ongoing competency training for each discipline
• Ensure all disciplines adhere to PT/OT/SLP Practice Act