Patient Safety Specialist

12 hours ago


Wilmington, Delaware, United States Nemours Children's Health Full time
Job Title: Patient Safety Specialist

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a highly skilled Patient Safety Specialist to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware.

About the Role

The Patient Safety Specialist will play a critical role in assisting the management and coordination of our patient safety program. This individual will work closely with the Patient Safety team to analyze human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events and identify risk reduction strategies to promote patient safety.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead institutional patient safety improvement activities and participate in the review process of adverse events with clinical teams.
  • Work with clinicians and hospital leaders to develop processes and systems to improve patient safety.
  • Act as a facilitative leader and engage others to do the right thing to keep patients safe.
  • Teach and develop educational programs about patient safety, mentor others in work related to patient safety, and achieve expected outcomes efficiently and with judicial use of resources.
  • Support a culture of learning and transparency through efforts to ensure that events are reported, escalated, and learnings are disseminated.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in a healthcare setting required.
  • RN or previous patient safety experience preferred.
  • Pediatric experience preferred.
  • Certified Professional and Patient Safety (CPPS) or job-related certification preferred.
  • Human Factors or Cultural/Organizational Change experience preferred.
About Us

Nemours Children's Health is a premier pediatric healthcare system that has made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and strive to provide culturally relevant care, reduce health disparities, and build a diverse and inclusive environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates of diverse backgrounds, race, and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values.



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