Healthcare Safety Program Administrator

PACT and PACT MSO•Branford, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Safety Program Administrator is responsible for the coordination, administration, and ongoing oversight of the organization’s safety program across its medical practices. This position promotes a safe environment for patients, employees, providers, and visitors by supporting compliance with applicable safety requirements, monitoring patient and workplace safety practices, conducting site assessments, investigating safety incidents, and providing education and guidance to staff. Working collaboratively with Quality leadership, practice leadership, and other departments, the Healthcare Safety Program Administrator helps develop, implement, and monitor safety policies, procedures, protocols, and initiatives. This position serves as a resource to medical practices regarding workplace safety, OSHA requirements, patient safety, and established quality and safety standards. This is an individual contributor position and does not have direct supervisory responsibility.

Requirements

Associates Degree, Bachelor’s degree preferred
3 years of experience in quality and safety
2 years in a position or safety department
Excellent critical thinking skills
Strong knowledge of safety guidelines and protocols, specific to a physicians group
Demonstrated professionalism and leadership
Strong analytic skills
Strong computer skills including data extraction, data analysis, and utilization of excel
Excellent communication skills to leadership and employees
Proficient in MS Office
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to coach others
Experience conducting investigations, audits, inspections, etc.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with the Manager and Director of Quality to develop, establish, implement, and maintain organizational safety policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
Maintain current knowledge of applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and requirements for medical practices and support medical offices in maintaining compliance.
Conduct routine visits to medical offices to assess safety practices and provide guidance, education, and coaching related to patient safety, workplace safety, and established quality protocols.
Coordinate and complete safety assessments, inspections, and training across medical practices, sites, and divisions.
Identify potential safety risks, compliance concerns, and opportunities for improvement and work with appropriate leadership to develop and monitor corrective actions.
Investigate employee-related and patient-related accidents, injuries, incidents, and other safety concerns to identify contributing factors and opportunities to reduce future risk.
Ensure appropriate documentation, tracking, reporting, and follow-up of safety incidents, investigations, inspections, and corrective actions.
Coordinate safety training and maintain accurate records of employee participation and completion.
Educate employees, providers, managers, and other staff regarding OSHA regulations, organizational safety requirements, and established safety practices.
Lead the organization's Safety Committee, including coordinating meetings, developing agendas, maintaining meeting documentation, following up on action items, and communicating safety initiatives.
Monitor medical practices to help ensure established patient safety and quality protocols, processes, and procedures are consistently followed.
Partner with practice leadership to provide education and coaching when patient safety, quality, or workplace safety processes are not being followed.
Monitor and analyze safety and quality metrics to identify trends, areas of risk, and opportunities for improvement and report findings to appropriate leadership.
Track safety-related action plans and follow up with responsible parties to help ensure identified concerns are addressed timely.
Complete and maintain required OSHA records, logs, and annual reporting, including applicable yearly OSHA reporting requirements.
Assist with the development and implementation of organization-wide safety initiatives, education, and process improvements.
Serve as a resource to medical practices regarding questions related to workplace safety, patient safety, safety procedures, and applicable OSHA requirements.
Maintain organized and accurate safety program records and documentation in accordance with organizational requirements and applicable regulations.
Perform other safety, quality, and compliance-related responsibilities as assigned.