Patient Safety Specialist - F/T - Days

University of California, Irvine • Orange, CA

12h

About The Position

Position Summary:
The Patient Safety Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of patients across the UCI care continuum. The Patient Safety Specialist supports the management of a comprehensive patient safety program, including causal analysis, incident report management, safety rounds, and organizational safety training. The Patient Safety Specialist will work with Quality, Patient Safety and Transformation leadership, clinical and medical leadership in analyzing the human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events and work with them to identify and implement risk reduction strategies that promote patient safety. The Specialist manages collection, processing, documentation, and follow-up on adverse events, including performing daily surveillance and causal analysis of complex patient safety incidents, adverse events, errors, and areas of noncompliance. The Specialist operates with a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of patient safety principles, regulatory guidelines, and best practices
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders and drive change
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, analyze data, and implement evidence-based interventions
• Proven ability to conduct root cause analysis and utilize other risk assessment tools and methodologies.
• Knowledgeable about patient safety reporting systems and adverse event management.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulatory standards (e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS) and their impact on patient safety
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage others in patient safety initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a climate of trust and inspire commitment from others to cultivate a culture of safety
• Consistently interacts with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, cooperation and problem solving
• Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare administration, public health, nursing or other relevant field
• Ability to communicate with front line staff and senior leadership in an effective and psychologically safe manner.
• 3+ years of experience in patient safety within a healthcare setting or 5 years clinical experience with 1 year in patient safety within a healthcare setting

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Related Field
• Certification in patient safety, risk management, or quality improvement (e.g., Certified Professional in Patient Safety) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the safety and well-being of patients across the UCI care continuum.
• Supports the management of a comprehensive patient safety program, including causal analysis, incident report management, safety rounds, and organizational safety training.
• Analyzing the human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events
• Identify and implement risk reduction strategies that promote patient safety.
• Manages collection, processing, documentation, and follow-up on adverse events, including performing daily surveillance and causal analysis of complex patient safety incidents, adverse events, errors, and areas of noncompliance.

Benefits

• We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees