Patient Safety Specialist

• Facilitates the timely investigation of select safety events and near miss events through the implementation of apparent cause analysis (ACA)
• Assists the site safety leaders within their region with completing chart reviews, interviews and review of evidence based literature
• Conducts confidential interviews with those involved in the events
• Effectively facilitates the cause analysis process
• Reviews ACA’s completed by site managers
• Supports implementation of the site patient safety program including tools that promote reliability
• Teaches the Culture of Safety presentation to new associates
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with associates and physicians
• Maintains alignment of site work with system standards
• Serves as a site patient safety resource to various committees
• Designs and gives presentation to various committees
• Authors articles for newsletters or publication
• Reviews reported patient safety events on a daily basis and recommends those that require investigation
• Appropriately codes individual cases
• Ensures timely updates to the system safety data repositories
• Aggregates site patient safety data to identify trends
• Assists in preparing site reports
• Serves as a resource to managers on effective corrective action design
• Assists in tracking corrective actions
• Participates in the audits of effectiveness of key corrective actions

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or allied health field
• Minimum of 4 years clinical experience
• Current RN or Allied Health License
• Sound oral and written communication skills
• Sound organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and analyze procedure and process changes
• Self-directed
• Sound critical thinking and analytical skills
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Political sensitivity to the dynamic interplay that occurs between departments, physicians, associates and management

Advanced degree in a health-related field

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program