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(Archived) Director of Patient Safety
Job Description
Full-time Director of Patient Safety needed at a hospital in Florida!
(Reference Code: KAM)
Position: Director Patient Safety
Full-time, No Weekends
Job Summary:
Advance a patient safety program that promotes a culture of safety and the elimination of avoidable harm
* Prevent future harm by initiating and overseeing proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes (e.g. forcing functions, checklists, error causation thinking, human factors, applied informatics, culture).
* Support improved outcomes by emphasizing both appropriate behaviors and robust systems that include concise accountability measures and follow-up.
* Improve consistent delivery of evidence-based care and reduction in preventable harm by focusing on reliability and applying the principles of reliable design.
* Reduce variation in care delivery. Partner with the Patient Safety Organization to explore identified variations when appropriate.
* Utilize alerts and best practices (e.g. Sentinel Event Alerts) to perform gap assessments and implement strong actions that will alleviate identified gaps.
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare related field required. Master’s Degree preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) required;
If not already CPPS, must obtain certification within 12 months of hire.
Other licenses/certifications required by State
TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer (If not already a Master Trainer, must obtain with 12 months of hire.)
Experience:
Clinical background required.
Minimum of three years healthcare experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality preferred.
Healthcare experience should be recent and within a clinical setting such as Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, etc.
Offering competitive compensation and complete benefits!
For more information please submit your resume for review.