Patient Safety Specialist

HealthPartners Clinic Stillwater•Saint Paul, MN

6d•$82,638 - $123,947•Hybrid

About The Position

Patient Safety Specialists are experts at facilitating clinical system analyses to understand what happened, what should happen, and how we can improve. The small but mighty team of safety specialists helps Regions empower all to courageously create a safer environment and care process through reporting, analysis and actions that are highly reliable and mitigate the risk of harm. This role plans, implements, and manages patient safety initiatives that decrease risk of safety events based on incident reporting and issues that arise through ongoing monitoring and reporting, while facilitating process improvements that will support the reduction of medical and health care errors and other factors that contribute to adverse patient outcomes. This role will partner with multidisciplinary groups, including quality and performance improvement consultants and across the HealthPartners system, to advance culture of safety. If you love problem-solving, analysis, continuous improvement, and have a focus on quality, this is the team for you!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Two years of licensed professional clinical experience in a hospital or clinic setting plus one year of healthcare experience in project management and/or quality improvement and patient safety OR master’s degree and two years of patient safety may substitute for clinical experience.
Applicable current license or certification in a professional clinical field and/or patient safety/quality: RN license in the State of Minnesota, LRT (Respiratory Therapist) license in the State of Minnesota, ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathologists) registration, ARRT certification, ARDMS registry, CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality), or CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety).
Reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota, and have a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work free from interruptions, with the ability to work onsite in Saint Paul three days per week.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a healthcare-related field.
One year of experience in project management in healthcare operations.
Experience working with physicians, leaders, and staff.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in projects.
Experience with regulatory requirements (CMS, TJC, MDH) and/or safety/risk/quality management.
Working knowledge of the principles and science of patient safety, human factors analysis, systems design, and process measurement.
CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) certification.
ASQ (American Society for Quality) certification.
PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) experience.
CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety) certification.

Responsibilities

Plans, implements, and manages patient safety initiatives that decrease risk of safety events based on incident reporting and issues that arise through ongoing monitoring and reporting.
Facilitates process improvements that will support the reduction of medical and health care errors and other factors that contribute to adverse patient outcomes.
Partners with multidisciplinary groups, including quality and performance improvement consultants and across the HealthPartners system, to advance culture of safety.