Patient Safety Specialist | Freeman West | Full-Time

Freeman Health System

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Safety Specialist (PSS) provides strategic and operational leadership for the facility wide Patient Safety Program. This role is responsible for advancing a culture of safety, reducing preventable harm, and promoting high reliability principles across all clinical and non clinical areas. The PSS leads and supports process improvement initiatives that target the reduction of medical errors and system vulnerabilities, oversees organization wide safety assessments, and serves as an expert resource on the system based causes of adverse events. Key responsibilities include partnering with all clinical and operational services to hardwire reliable care processes that reflect evidence based patient safety practices. In addition, the PSS plays a critical role in risk mitigation by receiving and triaging claims or potential claims; investigating and assessing liability exposure; coordinating with administration, insurers, and legal counsel; supporting discovery processes—including interrogatories, productions, and depositions—and representing the facility in hearings or trials when appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in risk management, patient safety, quality assurance, or a closely related healthcare field required.
• 1–3 years of clinical experience required (e.g., nursing, allied health, or other licensed clinical role).
• Current Registered Nurse, LPN, Respiratory Care Practitioner, or Physical Therapy License.
• If RN/LPN and license is a compact status, it must be in the RN/LPN's state of residence.

Nice To Haves

• Degree/licensure in a clinical field, Risk Management, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline preferred.
• National certification(s) such as: CPHRM (Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management), CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety), CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality).

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for the facility wide Patient Safety Program.
• Advances a culture of safety, reduces preventable harm, and promotes high reliability principles.
• Leads and supports process improvement initiatives targeting the reduction of medical errors and system vulnerabilities.
• Oversees organization wide safety assessments.
• Serves as an expert resource on the system based causes of adverse events.
• Partners with all clinical and operational services to hardwire reliable care processes that reflect evidence based patient safety practices.
• Receives and triages claims or potential claims.
• Investigates and assesses liability exposure.
• Coordinates with administration, insurers, and legal counsel.
• Supports discovery processes—including interrogatories, productions, and depositions.
• Represents the facility in hearings or trials when appropriate.

Benefits

• Health, vision, dental insurance
• Retirement with employer match
• Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
• Milestone payments with longevity of employment
• Paid time off (PTO) or Flex time off (FTO)
• Extended Sick pay
• Disability pay
• Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
• Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level