Quality and Safety Associate - Mackay
Quality and Safety Associate - Mackay
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About the role
Mater Hospital Mackay are seeking applications for a Quality & Safety Associatein a permanent fulltime capacity.
The Quality & Safety Associate (QSA) is responsible for activities as delegated relating to Quality and Safety Management across the hospital/service which are essential to the licensing service level agreements and contracts.
Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to notforprofit salary packaging up to $15900access to many staff benefits!
What youll be doing
- Supporting the Quality and Safety Manager to implement quality and risk management systems improve the effectiveness of the quality systems monitor compliance and support hospital managers in the implementation of improvement initiatives.
- Supporting the Quality and Safety Manager in incident and complaint investigation and management processes.
- Collecting and analysing patient safety and clinical outcome data to evidence for internal and external stakeholders the effectiveness of the quality and safety systems.
- Supporting the ongoing compliance to the National Standards and accreditation processes.
- Supporting the provision of education related to the NSQHS Standards accreditation consumers quality and safety systems and tools
Other information
This fulltime role will be performed Monday to Friday with an expectation that hours are across 5 days however may vary depending on operational need. Mater recognises the importance of worklife balance and can accommodate flexible work arrangements where possible.
About you
Essential qualifications
Qualifications in a related discipline
Desired qualifications
A clinical background with at least 5 years front line experience; and welldeveloped computer literacy skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in health service delivery with appropriate clinical knowledge experience and skills is essential including a basic understanding of care processes provided in multiple areas of the hospital.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively on multiple levels within the hospital multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to organise a highvolume workload within agreed timeframes and write correspondence and reports.
- Experience in health care accreditation and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in quality improvement initiatives and their practical application in the achievement of customer service/ consumer delivery needs.
- Strong analytical skills to trend and interpret data and develop reports
- Ability to work collaboratively with hospital teams and apply identified opportunities for improvement to the hospital environment.
Why join us
Mater is Queenslands largest and most innovative notforprofit healthcare service providing care for almost 700000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare education and research and thats because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
- Via salary packaging arrangements allocate some living expenses directly from your pretaxable income and ultimately increase your takehome pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and onsite pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to onsite discounted parking
- Enhance your expertise and credentials with exclusive discounts on postgraduate certificates through our university partnerships
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafs and coffee venues
Find out more about living in Central Queensland/North Queensland by visiting our Local Living page.
Applications close 28th April2025. Please note we may contact applications prior to the closing date please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!
Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
