Patient Safety & Clinical Risk Specialist

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

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About The Position

The Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Specialist will champion the organization-wide patient safety program. This role will direct others within the facility towards process improvements that will support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner helps facilitate safety assessments, coordinates the activities of the patient safety committee, educates other practitioners on human factors and system-based causes for medical error, consults with management and staff, and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization. This individual will promote the hospital’s culture of safety via implementation of just culture principles and help champion our continuous journey towards becoming a high reliability organization. Specific focus will be toward the review and reduction of medical errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes and patient dissatisfaction. Works collaboratively with administrators, managers, physicians and colleagues at all levels to identify and enhance patient safety practices which produce quantitative and qualitative results for both internal and external customers. Provides on-going support, instruction and facilitation to all aspects of the Health System’s efforts to meet and exceed patient safety related regulatory agency standards. Performance outcome deliverables include quality, safety, process improvements and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Minimum hospital experience of 5 years with experience in patient safety, quality improvement, and/or risk management preferred.
• Registered Nurse – Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts)
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision using good judgment, common sense, leadership ability, and a thorough understanding of the principles of safety services.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel required.
• Ability to utilize problem–solving techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct program activities.
• Monday - Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM, participation in the Risk on call rotation

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in health care related field, preferably nursing.
• Master’s degree desired.

Responsibilities

• Use clinical expertise to identify and evaluate activities or events occurring within the Hospital that have the potential to lead to patient injury and/or which represent opportunities to improve the safety of services provided
• Provide effective facilitation for conducting patient safety/clinical risk assessments and adverse event investigations, including root cause analyses and implementation of effective corrective action plans.
• Demonstrates clinical and technical expertise in the areas of patient safety and clinical risk management and provide consultative assistance to individuals or groups as necessary
• Education & Training/Development: Educate and train colleagues and medical staff in the organization on the system based causes for medical errors and other issues related to patient safety and clinical risk management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees