Patient Safety and Accreditation Specialist positio

4 weeks ago


Towson MD United States GBMC HealthCare Full time

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, or related field required or equivalent experience.

Experience

  • At least 3 years’ experience in a clinical position in a Joint Commission accredited hospital or other similar healthcare environment.
  • At least 3 years’ experience in accreditation/regulatory/certification coordination and preparedness and/or risk management, performance improvement or patient safety.
  • Experience with healthcare regulatory compliance, action planning, mock surveys and readiness planning.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills necessary to interact effectively with a wide variety of constituents.
  • Excellent organization, verbal and written communication, problem solving and team facilitation skills.
  • Ability to exercise judgment in interpreting and applying standards, regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Skill in providing consultation and coaching to hospital staff to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Skill in conducting investigations, including chart reviews, timelines, in order to address patient safety issues, grievances and civil rights complaints.
  • Ability to facilitate improvement, specifically RCA’s, ACA’s and FMEA’s. Familiar with the Model for Improvement – PDSA.
  • Skills in risk mitigation to lessen untoward financial impact to the hospital.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and navigation of electronic medical record.
  • Ability to gather, create reports, interpret and analyze data.
  • Skill in using a computer and a variety of personal productivity applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
  • Demonstrated skill in delivering educational and training materials to clinical and support staff teams.
  • Knowledge of process improvement principles and ability to lead teams toward fixing reoccurring issues.
  • Excellent organizational agility.

Licensures, Certifications

  • Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) within 1 year; Certification in Healthcare Risk Management within 2 years (CPHRM)

Physical Requirements

  • Able to perform audits in clinical setting which includes long periods of standing, walking and bending. Ability to accompany surveyors throughout the campus.

Working Conditions

  • A combination of office environment and patient care areas.

Conditions of Employment

  • Reliable transportation.



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