Patient Safety Specialist
Core
Investigate patient safety events and near misses, support site culture of high reliability, and manage patient safety data to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
Role type
Patient Safety Specialist (Clinical)
Builds
Patient safety programs and high-reliability culture across hospital sites
Domain
Healthcare / Patient Safety
Required skills
Cause analysis (ACA), confidential interviewing, data aggregation and coding, corrective action tracking, presentation design, MS Office proficiency, critical thinking
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in health-related field, experience with just culture and safety coach programs
Technologies
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), department safety software
Responsibilities
Facilitate investigation of safety events using apparent cause analysis; conduct confidential interviews to document timelines and causal factors; review and mentor site managers on completed investigations; support implementation of patient safety tools and programs; aggregate and code safety event data to identify trends; track and audit effectiveness of corrective actions; present to committees on patient safety and high reliability.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
