Patient Safety Specialist RN Acute

As a Patient Safety Specialist RN you will help Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) improve their patient safety program so they can reducing harm, promote a culture of safety and drive a High Reliability Organization (HRO). Every day you will play a lead role in the response to serious safety events, major unanticipated clinical events and high-risk near-miss events. You will facilitate manage the investigation, analysis, classification and corrective action planning using patient safety science principles and the tools of the Virginia Mason Production System. You will be expected to ensure standards around patient and family communication pathways and team member support pathways are followed. Work includes: 1) providing subject matter expertise in the field of patient safety; 2) evaluating and analyzing patient safety events to prioritize and/or identify potential or actual issues which require action; 3) collecting, analyzing and interpreting data to support decision-making and action planning, including culture of safety survey analysis; 4) problem-solving/troubleshooting within scope of position and appropriate escalation of issues to higher-level management; 5) managing complex parallel workstreams in response to a serious unanticipated clinical event and assuring standard response processes are carried out; 6) providing coaching to others on communication to patients and families following adverse medical events; 7) project management for assigned work related to the overall patient safety program; 8) providing formal written and verbal reports; and 9) supporting regulatory responses and reporting requirements. Work requires strong clinical nursing expertise as demonstrated by possession of RN licensure and an understanding of patient care standards/practices and applicable regulatory requirements sufficient to review nursing/provider documentation to analyze whether the Standard of Care was met. An incumbent uses initiative in carrying out the recurrent work, handling problems and deviations in accordance with established procedures, accepted practice and/or requirements. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate independent critical thinking and clinical judgment sufficient to triage and prioritize safety events, concerns and trends.