Patient Safety Specialist (RN)

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Serves as patient safety expert consultant, resource, and collaborator for clinical leadership/staff, medication safety officer, medical safety coordinator, and related safety committees.
• Maintains occurrence notification system, root cause analysis, and action plans as indicated.
• Manages the occurrence notification system by identifying trends and issues related to patient safety and clinical outcomes and referring reports for follow-up and action planning.
• Manages and conducts investigation of events and/or root cause analysis of events as assigned.
• Identifies action plans to improve patient safety based on risks identified through investigations and works collaboratively to implement error-reduction strategies.
• Serves as safety coach mentor for clinical departments and promotes effective internal communication on issues of patient safety.
• Develops and provides education for physicians and clinical staff relative to patient safety issues and trends identified.
• Ensures system compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and other regulatory initiatives.
• Conducts patient safety rounds on a regular basis.
• Analyzes the human, organizational, process, and systems factors that contribute to adverse events in collaboration with performance improvement consultants.
• Maintains professional development by expanding knowledge base of methodologies/techniques, facilitation/interviewing/investigation skills, and the use of continuous quality improvement tools.
• Represents Patient Safety on system level committees and workgroups as assigned providing their input on safety risks and mitigation strategies.
• Functions as subject-matter expert and program owner for defined ONS “buckets” and safety domains.
• Manages ONS intake, triage, trend identification, escalation, and event closure.
• Reviews ONS and related data for trends that require action and oversees serious event management processes and outcomes.
• Facilitates complex RCAs for serious events and near misses.
• Manages and conducts investigation of events and/or root cause analysis of events.
• Conducts in-depth chart reviews, policy reviews, staff interviews, and workflow mapping; partners with providers to discuss medical decision making.
• Partners with risk managers to ensure thorough, efficient event evaluation and a coordinated institutional response.
• Partners with accreditation to plan, support, and evaluate events with a regulatory component, ensuring requirements are met and learnings are shared related to safety practices.
• Partners with leaders to develop action plans, implement, and monitor action plans resulting from event investigations and RCAs.

Qualifications

• 5 years of RN experience in a clinical setting; pediatrics preferred
• Previous experience in general pediatrics, PICU
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory standards
• Experience in process improvement or related field
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Bachelor of Science in nursing (preferred), or graduation from an accredited school of nursing and a baccalaureate degree in another field, or graduation from an accredited school of nursing and 5 years of progressing nursing experience
• Certification Summary: Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities: Strong analytical, quantitative, and project management skills; Excellent communication skills; Presentation and platform skills; Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Visio