RN, Patient Safety Coordinator - Baroness Hospital - full-time
About The Position
The Patient Safety Coordinator investigates significant safety and sentinel events and represents a key position in safety improvement and risk mitigation. Being a self-starter, having attention to detail, and having a passion for process improvement through causal analysis are key characteristics for this position. The Patient Safety Coordinator is responsible for supporting the hospital's Patient Safety program through focused reviews/investigations relative to patient/staff safety; facilitation of root cause analysis; presentation of reviews/investigations/root causes and associated data review and analysis. The Patient Safety Coordinator: Monitors enterprise-wide patient safety event reporting system (eSafe); Facilitates Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-related sentinel event investigations; Facilitates apparent and root cause analyses of safety events, including interviews, HPI standard RCA meeting coordination, and document coordination; Aids in initial and ongoing risk and patient harm reduction processes; Facilities education of staff on ACA and RCA processes and development of corrective action plans; Communicates outcomes from ACA/RCAs to organization, as appropriate; Monitors action items from ACA/RCAs for completion; Helps coordinate data submission to relevant Patient Safety Organizations (Press Ganey PSO and Child's Health PSO); and, Additional responsibilities may include projects to identify and manage improvement opportunities for key operational and clinical initiatives.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing or other health-related field.
- Three to five years of recent healthcare experience in an acute care or critical access facility.
- Proficient in computer and internet skills, specifically MS Office Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- License to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.
Nice To Haves
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Previous experience with MS Visio, pivot tables, other information and data analysis tools
- Experience with use of improvement science tools (e.g. PDCA/PDSA cycles, Key Driver Diagrams, Process Maps) desired, however department will train
- Experience with facilitation in process improvement (PI) projects
- Understanding of accreditation and regulatory requirements
- Familiarity with ISO 9001: 2015 criteria
- Experience with Electronic Medical Record chart review.
Responsibilities
- Monitors enterprise-wide patient safety event reporting system (eSafe)
- Facilitates Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-related sentinel event investigations
- Facilitates apparent and root cause analyses of safety events, including interviews, HPI standard RCA meeting coordination, and document coordination
- Aids in initial and ongoing risk and patient harm reduction processes
- Facilities education of staff on ACA and RCA processes and development of corrective action plans
- Communicates outcomes from ACA/RCAs to organization, as appropriate
- Monitors action items from ACA/RCAs for completion
- Helps coordinate data submission to relevant Patient Safety Organizations (Press Ganey PSO and Child's Health PSO)
- Projects to identify and manage improvement opportunities for key operational and clinical initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
