PI and Patient Safety Specialist (Lodi Memorial)

About the role

Supports hospital-level initiatives to reduce preventable harm and improve patient outcomes. Works under the direction of quality and patient safety leaders, assisting with improvement projects, participating in root cause analyses, supporting safety rounding, and helping reinforce high reliability skills. Also supports regulatory readiness activities and assists with sharing learnings from the Patient Safety Organization (PSO).

Responsibilities

• Assists with improvement projects using Lean and PDSA methodologies.
• Supports leaders and teams with data collection and action tracking.
• Maintains monitoring of project outcomes and documents results.
• Participates in patient safety rounding activities.
• Supports implementation of Just Culture, Communication and Resolution Program, and safety culture initiatives.
• Tracks safety goals and metrics.
• Participates in root cause analyses and apparent cause analyses as a team member.
• Documents findings and tracks corrective actions.
• Shares safety learnings and best practices as directed.
• Reinforces High Reliability Skills with staff as directed.
• Supports coaching on error prevention tools and reliability practices.
• Organizes and prepares reports for committees on quality and safety topics.
• Supports accreditation survey and regulatory readiness activities.
• Shares learnings from the Patient Safety Organization (PSO) and adopts best practices.

Requirements

• Education and Work Experience: Associate's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education/related experience.
• Required: Two years' of healthcare experience in quality, performance improvement, or patient safety support roles.
• Preferred: Three years' experience in patient safety, performance improvement, or quality-related roles.
• Licenses/Certifications: Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) certification and Lean certification preferred; Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice or related credential preferred.
• Essential Functions: Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health requires all associates to receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply. Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. For more information, visit here.

About Us

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

JOB INFO

• Job Identification: 63032
• Job Category: Specialist
• Posting Date: 2026-06-10T17:30:40+00:00
• Job Shift: Day Shift
• Locations: Lodi, CA, United States
• Assignment Category: Full-time regular
• Pay Range: The estimated base pay for this position is $81,273 to $121,909. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.