Clinical Quality and Safety Specialist I

**Location:** UCHealth UCHlth Memorial Hosp Central, US:CO:Colorado Springs **Department:** SRSS System Quality Work Schedule: Full Time, 80\.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks) **Shift:** Days **Pay:** $41\.43 \- $62\.15 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option **Summary:** Participates in activities related to patient safety and quality programming. Measures, analyzes, and facilitates improvement in clinical performance and outcomes. Investigates occurrence reports and analyzes safety and quality trends. **Responsibilities:** Understands key clinical quality and patient safety measures. Promotes the use of appropriate measures for clinical and operational services. Facilitates components of patient safety programs, incorporating industry best practices, and ensuring regulatory requirements are met. Helps identify priorities for implementation of performance improvement plans related to quality metrics and patient safety opportunities. Provides support to clinical and operational teams. Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast\-paced environment and take appropriate action. **Requirements: (PLEASE NOTE:\*\*\* Clinical licensure and bachelors degree in one of the following occupations are required.)** Registered Nurse Occupational Therapist \- State Licensed Licensed Physical Therapist \- State Licensed Speech Language Pathologist PHARMACIST Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Respiratory Therapist\-State Bachelor's degree relevant clinical field. State licensure as Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Respiratory Therapist, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. 2 years of relevant clinical experience. Preferred: Quality improvement or patient safety experience. Employees are our number one asset. UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well\-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. \* Recognition * Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3\-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment. * Performance\-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living. * Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns wit