Patient Safety Specialist

7 days ago


Lompoc, California, United States R&K Enterprise Solutions Inc Full time
Patient Safety Specialist

R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc. is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business with core capabilities in Mission Support, Engineering and Logistics, Cybersecurity and Intelligence, Environmental and Emergency Management, Exercise and Training, and Defense Healthcare in support of our Defense, Intelligence, and Federal Civilian customers.

The Chief of Air Force Patient Safety has responsibility within the DHA for managing the Air Force (AF) Patient Safety Program (PSP). The AF PSP is dedicated to providing safe, effective, evidence-based healthcare to beneficiaries. It seeks to develop a healthcare organization where proactive risk identification, data-driven assessment, and reliable processes are the foundation for safe care.

R&K supports the AF PSP by providing expertise and assistance in accomplishing the PSP objectives within DHA, AF Major Commands (MAJCOM) and Military Treatment Facilities (MTF).

Key Responsibilities:

Provide support with planning, developing, implementing, and coordinating a facility-based PS Program that supports and advances DHA Strategic Healthcare safety and reliability objectives, in compliance with DHA PM Vol. 2 and PS Implementation Guide.

Serve as the PS Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource in the facility and provide advice to all levels of personnel to ensure proper implementation of the program.

Develop an Annual PS Program report completed in coordination with DHA Annual Report requirements.

Collaborate on items/issues related to event prevention, risk identification, risk assessment, and risk control with facility functions, including Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECOMS), Nurse Executive Function (NEF), RM, QM, Performance Improvement (PI), Infection Prevention (IP), Facilities Management (FM), Safety, Medical Logistics, Medical Equipment Management Office (MEMO), Medical Equipment Repair Center (MERC), Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT), Education and Training (E/T), Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T), and Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE).

Requirements:

A bachelor's degree in a nursing or healthcare-related field.

Four (4) years minimum experience in healthcare related field; military inpatient facility experience highly desired.

Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

The ability to work independently, organize time, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

The ability to pay attention to detail and to effectively communicate patient safety concepts to leadership and DHA staff.

Experience with patient safety aspects of healthcare accreditation is highly desirable. PSSs without such experience must become familiar with PS accreditation requirements.

Documented experience with performing Comprehensive Systematic Analysis (CSAs) and Proactive Risk Assessment (PRAs).

Proficient in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to a broad range of functional areas related to Lean Six Sigma and other commercial quality/performance improvement practices documented.

Bachelor's level skills in written and oral communications, public speaking, and fosters positive interpersonal relationships.

For PSS personnel with data analytic duties:

Basic skills in Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Structured Query Language (SQL), related databases, and visual report design tools.

Basic skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

The ability to work collaboratively with Risk Manager (RM) and Quality Manager (QM).

R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer committed to cultural diversity and compliance. All qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for R&K job vacancies. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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