Patient Safety RN

Beth Israel Lahey Health

1d•$76,960 - $199,129•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Reporting to the Director of Patient Safety, designs, develops, and implements patient safety activities to meet the requirements of the BIDMC Patient Care Assessment Program, as well as, the requirements of the MA Department of Public Health, the MA Board of Registration in Medicine, The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, CMS Conditions of Participation, and other regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
License Registered Nurse required.
5-8 years related work experience required.
Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Nursing preferred.
5 years of nursing or other health care experience preferred if related experience in Quality Assurance, Risk Management, or Claims Investigation is required to facilitate the analysis of the medical care.

Responsibilities

Maintains current knowledge of BRM, DPH, JCAHO and other regulatory standards and regulations and disseminates information to the appropriate individuals.
Identifies accidental injuries and near-miss accidents through review of data received through the BIDMC Incident Reporting System.
Attends Morbidity and Mortality conferences for assigned clinical areas, as well as other meetings where patient safety issues are discussed.
Identifies adverse events which require intensive review.
Facilitates intensive review of significant adverse events.
Completes documentation of all such reviews.
Analyzes data utilizing informal or formal analytical methodology such as Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
Recommends specific actions to eliminate or mitigate risk of patient harm.
Recommends process improvements.
Collaborating with medical staff and hospital leadership, develops and assists in the implementation of action plans.
Works in close collaboration with QI Directors, nursing and administrative leaders for assigned clinical departments.
Provides staff support for the following committees: QI Directors, PCA Committee.
Completes external reports as required under state regulation or JCAHO rules for assigned clinical departments.
Responds to DPH, BRM, JCAHO, and QIO (MassPRO).
Provides patient safety consultation for inquiries from physicians, nurses, or other healthcare practitioners.