Patient Safety Program Manager

Prime Healthcare • Lewiston, ME

18h

About The Position

The Patient Safety Program Manager supports a system-wide approach to measuring, evaluating, and improving patient safety across Central Maine Healthcare. The manager ensures compliance with Maine Sentinel Event law by proactively identifying, investigating, and reporting sentinel events. The role uses a system-wide approach to root cause analysis and personally conducts, coordinates, facilitates, and participates in patient-safety assessments and improvement efforts, root cause analyses, and failure modes and effects analyses. The manager convenes, coordinates, leads, and aligns system leaders in identifying patient-safety risks and supports or facilitates implementation of systems and processes that promote a culture of safety and reduce patient harm.

Requirements

• Current state RN licensure.
• Five years of clinical experience or demonstrated understanding of ambulatory and acute care clinical practices.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Measure, evaluate, and improve patient safety across Central Maine Healthcare.
• Ensure compliance with Maine Sentinel Event law by proactively identifying, investigating, and reporting sentinel events.
• Conduct, coordinate, facilitate, and participate in patient-safety assessments and improvement efforts, root cause analyses, and failure modes and effects analyses.
• Convene, coordinate, lead, and align system leaders in identifying patient-safety risks.
• Support and facilitate implementation of systems and processes that promote a culture of safety and reduce patient harm.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package with options staff can customize to their needs.
• Resources, programs, and voluntary options supporting individual growth and well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed