Director of Patient Safety

7 days ago


Austin, United States Specht & Associates Full time

Job Summary

As the Director of Patient Safety, you will advance a patient safety program that promotes a culture of safety and the elimination of avoidable harm. You will work to prevent future harm by initiating and overseeing proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes.

You will support improved outcomes by emphasizing both appropriate behaviors and robust systems that include concise accountability measures and follow up
You will reduce variation in care delivery by partnering with the patient safety organization to explore identified variations when appropriate
You will utilize alerts and best practices to perform gap assessments and implement strong actions that will alleviate identified gaps
You will effectively report, investigate, and analyze patient safety incidents, medical errors, and potential risks in the facility
You will facilitate thorough and credible serious events analysis and failure mode analysis
You will perform patient safety rounds to identify patient safety risks and empower staff to identify and participate in resolution of patient safety concerns
You will coordinate disclosure of serious events to patients and/or families
You will champion completion of the Culture of Safety Survey and facilitate analysis of survey results to create data-driven action plans
You will support and encourage harm reporting throughout the organization
You will provide feedback that acknowledges the value of event reporting and review of reported events
You will include patient safety in new hire orientation presentations and provide continuing ongoing education to leaders, clinicians and staff
You will partner with executive and clinical leaders to promote a culture of safety and compliance with national patient safety goals
You will oversee the management and use of event information to benchmark and track progress to zero avoidable harm, and provide analysis and identify trends from reports
You will work with legal counsel to coordinate the investigation, processing, and defense of claims against the facility

What qualifications you will need:

Experience

Clinical leadership background required and experience should be recent and within An acute care setting
Must have 5 yrs min years of healthcare experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality - required

Education

Bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field REQUIRED
Master's degree in a healthcare related field - preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS), or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire


Skills and Certifications [note: bold skills and certification are required]
Minimum education of BSN
Must be licensed in the State of Texas or COMPACT nursing state
Must have a minimum of 5 years of healthcare exp in Patient Safety, Risk, and/or Quality
MSN preferred
Must have Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire



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