Manager-RN Quality/Patient Safety

Job Summary

Oversees the development and ongoing maintenance of a comprehensive nursing quality and patient safety improvement program, incorporates robust data analysis and trend monitoring. Leads and fosters a strong organizational culture of safety. Collaborates closely with the CMO and CQO to design and implement process improvements aimed at eliminating medical and health-care errors and reducing factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes.

Education & Experience

• Four (4) years of RN experience including one (1) year of leadership experience in nursing, process improvement, or quality improvement.
• Valid RN license.

Responsibilities

• Manages the resources necessary to implement and sustain the nursing quality and patient safety program in alignment with organizational goals.
• PARTNERS WITH LEADERS IN THE CMO OFFICE, INCLUDING RISK MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND QUALITY, TO DRIVE PATIENT SAFETY PRIORITIES, STANDARDIZE CARE PRACTICES, AND PREVENT HARM EVENTS.
• DEPLOYS NURSING QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY SCIENCE PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, METHODS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN SAFE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS.
• PROMOTES QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY BY EDUCATING, ENGAGING, AND TRAINING STAFF IN RELATED INITIATIVES.
• APPLIES CHANGE MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROCESSES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
• MESSES PERFORMANCE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES BY IDENTIFYING TRENDS, ANALYZING DASHBOARDS AND DATA, AND TRACKING PROGRESS AGAINST NATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND BENCHMARKS.
• DEVELOPS STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING AND SUSTAINING QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY OBJECTIVES.
• SERVES AS A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR NURSING QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY.
• SUPPORTS AND SUSTAINS A TRANSPARENT AND JUST ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES LEARNING, SAFE SYSTEMS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
• IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE BY STAYING CURRENT WITH RELEVANT LITERATURE AND APPLYING CONSUMER PATIENT SAFETY TOOLS AS APPROPRIATE.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment.
• Occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations.
• Frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours.
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations.
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature.
• Occasional bending.
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional crouching/stooping.
• Occasional driving.
• Occasional kneeling.
• Occasional pushing/pulling.
• Occasional reaching.
• Frequent sitting.
• Frequent standing.
• Occasional twisting.
• Frequent walking.