Registered Nurse - Patient Safety Manager

Veterans Health Administration • Salem, VA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

Salem VA is recruiting a Registered Nurse Patient Safety Manager in Quality & Patient Safety. The position collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes and lead process improvement initiatives. It advances the VHA High Reliability initiative by promoting high-reliability practices, engaging leadership, and driving continuous improvement to support patient safety and quality care for Veterans.

The position coordinates and implements patient safety policies and activities developed by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS), serves as the facility’s key resource for building and implementing patient safety systems, promotes safety across the facility and healthcare settings, and trains staff in patient safety programs and analysis processes. The role applies patient safety science and innovative approaches to improve patient safety and healthcare program development.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework may be authorized on an ad hoc basis; this is not a virtual position. Relocation and recruitment incentives, and permanent change of station, are not authorized.

Applicants must meet VA nursing education and licensure requirements, demonstrate basic written and spoken English proficiency, and satisfy applicable grade-level education and experience criteria. Preferred experience is 3–5 years in healthcare involving patient safety, quality improvement, and/or risk management. Employment is subject to applicable citizenship, screening, background, onboarding, physical evaluation, and vaccination requirements.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education under the stated VA provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply as described in the announcement.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except where VA policy permits appointment of non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Selected applicants must complete applicable pre-employment screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and physical evaluation requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Applicants may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Submit a transcript if relying on education to meet qualification requirements; foreign education requires the specified equivalency documentation.

Nice To Haves

• 3–5 years of healthcare experience in patient safety, quality improvement, and/or risk management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement patient safety policies and activities developed by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS).
• Serve as the facility’s key person for building and implementing patient safety systems.
• Promote safety within the facility and for Veteran patients across healthcare settings.
• Model High Reliability Organization (HRO) practices, including patient safety forums, to sustain safety.
• Use patient safety survey data and analysis to facilitate the promotion of safety.
• Train staff on the patient safety program and patient safety analysis processes.
• Apply specialized patient safety science principles and practices to support a systems approach to healthcare delivery.
• Implement creative and innovative approaches to improving patient safety and healthcare program development.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to influence care outcomes and lead process improvement initiatives.
• Promote high-reliability practices, engage leadership, and drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

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