PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROFESSIONAL - PATIENT SAFETY
 MU Health Care | |
dental insurance, paid time off, tuition assistance
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 United States, Missouri, Columbia | |
| 1 Hospital Drive (Show on map) | |
 Aug 05, 2025 | |
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Shift:Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Compensation: Base Pay Range: $68,265 - $111,425 per year, based on experience ABOUT THE JOB The Performance Improvement Professional (PIP) is responsible for leading the discovery, adoption, implementation, and evaluation of patient safety priorities within MU Health Care to ensure patient care delivery is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered. ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to multiple hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way. Learn more about MU Health Care. Learn more about living in mid-Missouri. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION Lead patient safety initiatives and achievement of system quality goals determined by national priorities, and by organizational surveillance for and identification of gaps in care. Based on these initiatives and goals, develop, implement, evaluate, and re-design comprehensive patient safety improvements, with accountability for achieving MU Health organizational goals. Partner with administrative and clinical leaders across the system to focus on patient safety initiatives directed toward achieving system quality goals and governmental/regulatory requirements. Working with interdisciplinary teams, lead the design of patient safety interventions and innovations, test their feasibility and impact, and spread improvements across the health care system. Develop and implement surveillance methodologies that will successfully and continuously identify actual or potential system defects. When vulnerabilities are identified, direct thorough investigations, prioritize action plans, coordinate improvement efforts, and manage tests of change through to resolution. Disseminate lessons learned through internal and external scholarly products such as posters, presentations, or publications. May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Master's degree in nursing, engineering, health management, business, or a related field; or Three (3) years of experience in patient safety, quality improvement, or supervision. One of the following PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Five (5) years of experience in a health care setting. Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. | |