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AdventHealth Risk Management Experienced Clinical Patient Safety Specialist FT Days in Denver, Colorado
Location: AdventHealth Porter and AdventHealth Porter Transplant Clinic
Department: Operations Quality Department
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Benefits from Day One
Paid Days Off from Day One
Student Loan Repayment Program
Career Development
Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full-time
Shift : Days
Location: 960 E HARVARD AVE, Denver, 80210
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Patient Safety Specialist provides support and direction in developing a culture of safety and in identifying opportunities and initiatives to enhance patient safety. They promote and enhance patient safety through support of the facility-wide patient safety program and reports to the Manager of Clinical Patient Safety. The Patient Safety Specialist is primarily responsible for proactive patient safety surveillance, overseeing patient safety initiatives, patient safety event investigation and/or adverse event follow-up improvements but will also support data analysis for the hospital as well as data, root cause analysis, action planning and patient safety efforts specific to our transplant department. This role will work to improve the delivery of evidence-based care and reduction in preventable harm by focusing on principles of high reliability.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :
Promote an organization-wide approach to increasing patient safety and reducing error within the hospital settings.
Monitor and track the safety event reporting system and maintains confidential documentation on investigations.
Lead, support and facilitate the use of tools and implementation of systems/processes that identify patient safety risks, promote a culture of safety, reduce patient harm, and improve high reliability healthcare.
Facilitate and participate in causal analyses. Develop RCA and event analysis action plans in collaboration with clinical and operational leadership. Identify actions, measures and interventions that address root and apparent causes. Monitor and support timely and effective implementation.
Facilitate meetings, initiate task forces or work groups to directly remediate and resolve quality of care, patient safety or clinical systems issues.
Support Manager of Clinical Patient Safety in SERT and Peer Safety Coach meetings
Analyze patient care information from multiple data sources and reports on results.
Coordinate serious reportable events and sentinel event communication and follow-up with appropriate internal stakeholders and external agencies.
Utilize alerts and best practices (e.g. Sentinel Event Alerts) to perform gap assessments and implement strong actions that will alleviate identified gaps.
Share patient safety lessons learned and safety alerts across Rocky Mountain Region and coordinate collaborative patient safety efforts. Coordinate communication with bedside staff and other relevant stakeholders regarding improvements related to adverse events.
Assist in the development and delivery of patient safety, high reliability, and culture of safety education. Mentor, train, and orient staff in patient safety.
Maintain collaborative relationships with other teams/departments including, but not limited to, Risk Management, Quality and Patient Safety, Regulatory, Medical Staff and Nursing.
Participate in the development, review, and revision of hospital policies and procedures that affect patient safety.
Participate in relevant committee meetings (e.g., Quality and Patient Safety Committee) to offer support and guidance. Provides constructive feedback, as needed.
Round in patient care areas to promote event reporting and to facilitate communication of “lessons learned” from adverse patient care event investigations and analysis.
Other quality and patient safety duties, as assigned.
Qualifications
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing, allied health, or healthcare related field.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in hospital/acute care (2 years must be within the past 3 years)
Current Colorado state license in field of study as required based on degree (e.g., Registered Nurse in State of Colorado)
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.
Category: Quality/Clinical Effectiveness
Organization: AdventHealth Porter
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1 - Day
Req ID: 24028977
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.