Patient Safety Officer

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Delray Beach, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Risk Manager/Patient Safety Officer will have primary oversight of the facility-wide patient safety and risk management program. This leadership role will direct others within the facility towards process improvements to support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner serves as the facility Patient Safety Officer and Risk Manager and provides leadership for safety assessments, coordinates the activities of the patient safety function or committee, educates other practitioners on the system-based cause for medical errors, consults with management and staff, and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization. This role collaborates with executive leadership, medical staff, quality leaders, risk management, and clinical operations to foster a culture of safety, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce preventable harm, and drive continuous performance improvement. Delray Medical Center Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients.

Requirements

• Leadership role directing process improvements to reduce medical/health care errors.
• Leadership for safety assessments.
• Coordination of patient safety function or committee activities.
• Education of practitioners on system-based causes for medical errors.
• Consultation with management and staff.
• Communication of effective patient safety strategies.
• Collaboration with executive leadership, medical staff, quality leaders, risk management, and clinical operations.

Responsibilities

• Primary oversight of the facility-wide patient safety and risk management program.
• Directing others within the facility towards process improvements to support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes.
• Serving as the facility Patient Safety Officer and Risk Manager.
• Providing leadership for safety assessments.
• Coordinating the activities of the patient safety function or committee.
• Educating other practitioners on the system-based cause for medical errors.
• Consulting with management and staff.
• Communicating literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization.
• Collaborating with executive leadership, medical staff, quality leaders, risk management, and clinical operations to foster a culture of safety, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce preventable harm, and drive continuous performance improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed