Program Manager, Patient Safety (Portland)

About the role

Supports the implementation and coordination of patient safety activities at the hospital or regional level. Works under the direction of patient safety leaders to assist with initiatives to reduce preventable harm and improve reliability of care processes. Serves as a resource for staff, helping to coordinate root cause analyses, reinforce high reliability skills, and support action plans.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource for staff, helping to coordinate root cause analyses, reinforce high reliability skills, and support action plans.
• Serves as a liaison between clinical and operational leaders to proactively identify and mitigate safety risks.
• Oversees culture of safety surveys, analyzes results, and leads action planning.
• Promotes consistent event reporting, classification, and learning.
• Supports Care for the Caregiver, Communication and Resolution Program, and other workforce and patient engagement safety initiatives.
• Supports leaders and frontline teams in reliability practices and safety improvement methods.
• Recognizes and spreads safety best practices across departments.
• Helps compile safety event data and assist with identifying trends.
• Supports sharing of learnings from the Patient Safety Organization (PSO).
• Assists with preparing reports for leadership and quality committees.

Requirements

• Education and Work Experience: Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration, Nursing, Public Health, or related field or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required One year experience in quality, patient safety, risk management, or performance improvement.
• Two years experience in patient safety, quality improvement, or related roles.
• Licenses/Certifications: Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) certification or Lean certification: Required within two years of hire.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice or related credential: Preferred.
• CPPS or Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt (LGB): Required.

Qualifications

• Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates 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. Visit here for more information about E-Verify.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of healthcare policies and procedures.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $89,603 to $134,404. 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.

Schedule

Shift Length: 8 Hours