Quality and Governance Specialist

Job description

The Specialist ensures maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and governance within KAUST Health. This role involves developing and overseeing clinical quality assurance initiatives and frameworks, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, and working across departments to promote best practices and maintain accreditation. The Specialist provides knowledge and guidance to KAUST Health and helps maintain oversight of the medical services provider, ensuring all necessary paperwork and records comply with regulations. Key responsibilities include offering guidance to development personnel performing investigations and root cause analysis by applying expertise in quality concepts and methodologies, nursing, quality assurance, and compliance. Supporting the development of quality and governance frameworks, policies, and procedures aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Assisting in conducting regular audits and performance assessments to ensure adherence to quality and governance goals, using findings to drive continuous improvement. Analyzing data and trends to pinpoint non-compliance issues or potential risks and executing actionable plans to mitigate identified concerns. Ensuring ongoing compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements. Providing support and monitoring preparation and compliance for JCI, CBAHI, and other accreditation standards, extending professional assistance to departments for implementation. Supporting KAUST HR and Graduate Affairs with processing medical fitness for relocation applications. Working closely with the KAUST Occupational Health Specialist on occupational health matters. Assisting the department with overall quality assurance and governance of health services at KAUST Health. Overseeing departmental activities in Clinical Quality Assurance, including participating in patient safety programs, completing patient safety walks, and conducting safety culture surveys. Supporting quality KPI audit and validation. Understanding The KAUST School health office role and the nursing team function at the TKS premises, providing support and guidance as needed. Understanding the Medical the employer Committee process and supporting tasks such as facilitating approvals and organizing accommodation for high-risk pregnancies and other patients. Maintaining relationships with patients through strong open communication channels. Monitoring the Occurrence Variance Report process. Maintaining awareness of current medical equipment and instruments to provide recommendations to the KH Operations team. Performing other ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Quality and Governance Manager

Requirements

• Experience in offering guidance to development personnel performing investigations and root cause analysis by applying expertise in quality concepts and methodologies
• Experience in nursing
• Experience in quality assurance
• Experience in compliance

Skills