Patient Safety Consultant / Senior Patient Safety Consultant
About The Position
The Patient Safety Consultant performs duties supporting the patient safety program. The role coordinates daily processes for collecting and analyzing patient safety events and Serious Safety Event activities, reporting to the Washington State Department of Health, and conducting proactive patient safety activities. The consultant serves as a patient safety liaison to assigned departments and service lines, providing stakeholders with regular feedback and updates on projects, activities, and needs. In collaboration with department leadership, the consultant develops patient safety goals and improvement strategies aligned with organizational goals and strategy. The role also analyzes data, prepares reports, presents findings, and facilitates, monitors, and evaluates patient safety performance measures, identifying trends and making recommendations. The posting also describes a senior level of the role, which requires five years of previous patient safety experience, including RCA facilitation or performance improvement experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- A minimum of two years of acute or ambulatory healthcare experience.
- Familiarity with healthcare industry operations and healthcare delivery systems.
- Demonstrated skills in the Microsoft suite of products.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to anticipate and take personal responsibility for customer satisfaction, and to listen, understand, and support others’ needs sensitively.
- Detail oriented.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing or another healthcare-related clinical background preferred.
- Previous patient safety experience, including RCA facilitation or performance improvement experience, strongly preferred.
- For the senior level: five years of previous patient safety experience, including RCA facilitation or performance improvement experience.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily processes for collecting and analyzing patient safety events and Serious Safety Event activities.
- Coordinate reporting to the Washington State Department of Health.
- Conduct proactive patient safety activities.
- Serve as a patient safety liaison to assigned departments and service lines.
- Provide stakeholders with regular feedback and updates regarding projects, activities, and needs.
- Collaborate with assigned department leadership to develop patient safety goals and improvement strategies aligned with organizational goals and strategy.
- Analyze data, prepare reports, and present findings.
- Facilitate, monitor, and evaluate patient safety-related performance measures.
- Identify data trends and make recommendations.
Benefits
- Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month.
- Many Overlake services covered at 100%.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
- Retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years, with immediate vesting.
- Pre-tax and Roth after-tax retirement savings plans.
- Expanded Employee Assistance Program.
- Caregiver support program for needs including childcare and eldercare.
- Free parking and Orca transit passes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
