Patient Safety Specialist Rn- Full Time- 4-10'S

Summary of Position:

The Patient Safety Specialist RN supports the organizational Patient Safety Program.

Qualifications

Education:

• Completion of an accredited nursing program required

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare related field required

Experience:

• Minimum of five years professional level, or greater, healthcare experience required

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent critical thinking, data analysis, team building, and leadership change management skills preferred

• Sufficient computer skills as are required to complete an online application and the pre-employment/annual learning requirements

• In compliance with Patient Safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English; Bilingual abilities preferred

Certifications/Licensure:

• Current California RN licensure or ability to obtain prior to start date

• Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or proof of enrollment in an upcoming course

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.

• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.

• Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases.

• Exposure to infections and contagious disease.

• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.

• Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.

• Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions, and stressful situations due to multiple demands.

• Travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions

1. Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.

2. Supports the organizational Patient Safety program.

3. Reviews the safety learning system (event reporting) and analyzes entries to address Patient Safety concerns and identify trends. Actively engages in interprofessional collaboration with involved teams and/or departments while supporting a non-punitive error reporting environment through Just Culture.

4. Participates in RCA/PI activities, collaboratively develops goals and objectives with the team, accurately prepares and reports activities and findings to appropriate committees, educates staff in RCA/PI methodology and promotes participation by all staff, supports a Just Culture and non-punitive environment.

5. Actively rounds with internal and external customers across the healthcare organization, identifies Patient Safety culture concerns, observes for hazard risk reduction opportunities, provides service recovery.

6. Assesses and documents compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and other regulatory requirements while working collaboratively with department leaders to ensure compliance through process revisions, new processes, education, audits and/or reporting.

7. Uses evidence-based Patient Safety methodology to support, develop, and implement initiatives across the organization in conjunction with the Director of Patient Safety.

8. Provides leadership through collaboration with internal and external customers to further the culture of safety.

9. Supports the regulatory survey and survey preparation process.

10. Assists with planning and executing Patient Safety department activities including external agency data submission.

11. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.