What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Patient Safety position at ExpertHiring?
Compensation: $120,000 to $140,000 Annually
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- Great team environment!
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- Support improved outcomes by emphasizing appropriate behaviors and robust systems that include concise accountability measures and follow-up.
- Reduce variation in care delivery by partnering with the patient safety organization to explore identified variations when appropriate.
- Utilize alerts and best practices to perform gap assessments and implement strong actions that will alleviate identified gaps.
- Effectively report, investigate, and analyze patient safety incidents, medical errors, and potential risks in the facility.
- Facilitate thorough and credible serious events analysis and failure mode analysis.
- Perform patient safety rounds to identify patient safety risks and empower staff to identify and participate in the resolution of patient safety concerns.
- Coordinate disclosure of serious events to patients and/or families.
- Champion completion of the Culture of Safety Survey and facilitate analysis of survey results to create data-driven action plans.
- Support and encourage harm reporting throughout the organization.
- Provide feedback that acknowledges the value of event reporting and review of reported events.
- Include patient safety in new hire orientation presentations and provide ongoing education to leaders, clinicians, and staff.
- Partner with executive and clinical leaders to promote a culture of safety and compliance with national patient safety goals.
- Oversee the management and use of event information to benchmark and track progress to zero avoidable harm, providing analysis and identifying trends from reports.
- Work with legal counsel to coordinate the investigation, processing, and defense of claims against the facility.
- Clinical leadership background required, with recent experience in an acute care setting.
- 3 years of healthcare experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality - required.
- Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field - REQUIRED.
- Master's degree in a healthcare-related field - preferred.
- Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire.
Salary : $120,000 - $140,000
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