Clinical Program Manager (Stroke Coordinator) Part Time Days

Providence • Petaluma, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Program Manager (Stroke Coordinator) will primarily oversee Petaluma Valley Hospital in Petaluma, California, and Healdsburg Hospital in Healdsburg, California. This part-time position works 8-hour day shifts and provides professional, comprehensive nursing care in an acute care environment, with accountability for coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care for patients and families.

The role has primary oversight of the acute-care facility-wide patient safety program at Petaluma Valley Hospital and Healdsburg Hospital. The manager leads safety assessments and process-improvement efforts to reduce medical and healthcare errors and other factors contributing to unintended adverse patient outcomes. The position supports high-reliability practices, educates others about system-based causes of critical, sentinel, or high-harm events, and shares literature-based patient-safety strategies with management and staff to help build a culture of safety.

Working collaboratively with clinical leaders and medical staff, the manager supports the systematic implementation of reliable care practices and measurable improvements in patient safety. The role also assists or co-leads accreditation activities, supports on-site surveys and investigations by organizations such as The Joint Commission and the California Department of Public Health, and fills in during absences of the Director of Clinical Excellence. The manager facilitates the good catch committee and participates in other assigned committees to help ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field or four additional years of related experience.
• Two years of recent experience in an acute-care hospital setting.
• Five years of experience in a healthcare-related field.
• Additional certifications may be required based on assigned work area(s) upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience in an acute-care hospital setting preferred.
• Master's degree in a healthcare-related field.
• Stroke Coordinator background strongly preferred.
• Management experience and/or experience with risk, implementation of HPI, and cause analysis.
• Experience in healthcare quality, accreditation, and/or patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the facility-wide patient safety program for Petaluma Valley Hospital and Healdsburg Hospital.
• Facilitate process-improvement teams focused on reducing healthcare errors and unintended adverse patient outcomes.
• Provide leadership for safety assessments and coordinate high-reliability activities.
• Educate staff about system-based causes of critical, sentinel, or high-harm events.
• Consult with management and staff and communicate evidence-based patient-safety strategies.
• Collaborate with clinical leaders and medical staff to improve patient safety and reduce patient harm and errors.
• Support implementation of reliable care practices and development of an institutional patient-safety culture.
• Assist or co-lead accreditation activities, including on-site surveys and investigations.
• Fill in during absences of the Director of Clinical Excellence.
• Facilitate the good catch committee and participate in other assigned committees.
• Provide professional, comprehensive nursing care in an acute-care environment.

Benefits

• Benefits designed to support employees and their families in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.
• Paid time off and health and welfare benefit plans are mentioned; availability and terms may vary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Manager