PATIENT SAFETY COORDINATOR

3 weeks ago

Palm Springs CA USA, United States BlueGreen Recruit Full time
Job Description:

Patient Safety Coordinator

Location - Palm Springs, CA

Salary - $129k - $207k

The Patient Safety Coordinator (PSC) works under the direction of the Patient Safety Officer (PSO) and the Chief Quality Officer (CQO) to support the facility-wide patient safety program. This role will work with others within the facility to focus on process improvements that will support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner may participate in safety assessments, assist in coordination of the activities of the patient safety committee, educate other practitioners on the system-based cause for medical errors, consult with management and staff, and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization. Key responsibilities of this position also include working with all services to hardwire reliable delivery of healthcare systems that incorporate best practice patient safety methodologies.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:
  1. Participates in the Patient Safety Program and the Patient Safety Committee.
  2. Investigates patient safety issues within the organization.
  3. Leads Root Cause Analysis, Focused Reviews, and Intense Analysis.
  4. Supports and encourages error reporting, including near misses, throughout the organization through a nonpunitive reporting system.
  5. Ensures compliance with audits and monitoring defined in Action Plans.
  6. Identifies reportable events which the PSO and CQO in order to comply with five-day reporting requirements for California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
  7. Works collaboratively with hospital leadership to promote best practices for patient safety and ensure compliance with patient safety initiatives.
  8. Revises and/or develops policy and procedures involving patient safety.
  9. Designs and implements educational presentations that facilitate the understanding and implementation of patient safety standards within the organization.
  10. Serves as a resource for employees and medical staff on issues of patient safety.
  11. Supports and analyzes the annual Patient Safety Survey and collaborates with departmental leaders to address survey findings.
  12. Handles product recalls and defective products through an established process and reports to FDA and/or the manufacturer as required under the Safe Medical Device Act.
  13. Regularly updates the organization on TJC Sentinel Alerts, patient safety initiatives, and best practices for patient safety.
  14. Supports effective responses to adverse occurrences and Sentinel Events.
  15. Provides an ongoing proactive approach to reduce risk.
  16. Integrates patient safety as a priority into new processes and the redesign of existing processes, functions and services.
  17. Participates in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
  18. Recommends and facilitates change in the organization to improve patient safety based on identified risks
  19. Supports processes for patient and family engagement in the patient safety systems of the organization
  20. Ensures that data for decision making for patient safety is robust in terms of rigor and representative of the systems being examined.
  21. Maintains confidentiality of patient information and the privileged status of information
  22. Participates with patient grievance and complaint investigations.
  23. Adopts and lives the Values of DRMC: Patient Focus, Accountability, Compassion, Continuous Improvement, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Joy, Teamwork
  24. Protects and respects the integrity of the Patient Safety Office in all decision-making processes and activities.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:
  • Active California Nursing license
  • Must have Bachelors Degree in patient care related field
  • At least 3 years of experience (five years preferred) within a hospital leadership role
  • Knowledge of Microsoft and expertise in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
  • Experience in leading meetings
  • Strong skills in data interpretation
  • Superior interpersonal skills
  • Strong leadership qualities (task completion, motivation)
  • Ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks; strong skills in prioritizing and meeting deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  1. Preferred:
  • J.D, or Masters in Nursing, Health Services, or Patient Safety
  • Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM)
  • Experience in coordinating root cause analysis and intense analysis

Working Place:

Palm Springs, CA, United States

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