Patient Safety Consultant
About the role
Who We Are
Imagine Pediatrics is a tech enabled, pediatrician led medical group reimagining care for children with special health care needs. We deliver 24/7 virtual first and in home medical, behavioral, and social care, working alongside families, providers, and health plans to break down barriers to quality care. We do not replace existing care teams; we enhance them, providing an extra layer of support with compassion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to children with medical complexity.
What You’ll Do
As a Patient Safety Consultant, you play a central role in creating a highly reliable, learning‑oriented safety culture for medically complex children. You will lead and support patient safety investigations, collaborate with clinical teams to address system vulnerabilities, and drive proactive risk‑reduction strategies. You will use science‑based safety methods, human‑centered resilience engineering approaches, and strong analytical skills to reduce preventable harm across the organization.
This role is integral to delivering safer care, fostering shared accountability, and supporting a just and restorative culture.
Patient Safety Event Management
- Evaluate patient safety reports using standardized systems of classification.
- Facilitate investigation and action‑planning for events of harm, precursor events, and near misses.
- Conduct Apparent Cause Analyses (SWARM), contribute to and support Root Cause Analyses, and participate in Plan‑Do‑Study‑Act (PDSA) cycles.
- Perform structured event interviews and medical record reviews, ensuring psychological safety for participants during investigations.
- Provide timely, clear summaries and recommendations based on findings.
Proactive Risk Assessment & System Reliability
- Lead or support Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA) to identify and mitigate risks before harm occurs.
- Conduct gap assessments and design strong, sustainable system‑level actions to address identified vulnerabilities.