Patient Safety Program Manager - Quality Management

Description

Patient Safety Program Manager - Quality Management

Location: Napa, CA

Work Schedule: Full-time 80 - Bi-Weekly Hours

Shift: 8-hour, Day

Provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families.

The Patient Safety Manager (PSM) will have primary oversight over QVMC's acute care facility-wide patient safety program. The PSM will facilitate teams towards process improvements which support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. The PSM provides leadership with safety assessments, coordinates the activities of high reliability, educates on the system-based causes for critical, sentential or high harm events. The PSM consults with management and staff and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization to facilitate creating a culture of safety for QVMC. The PSM is responsible for working collaboratively with clinical leaders and medical staff for the purpose of measurably improving patient safety and reducing patient harm/errors. This requires the systematic implementation of effective, reliable care practices and developing an appropriate institutional patient safety culture. The PSM will also assist/co-lead Accreditation by supporting on-site surveys and investigations, such as Joint Commission, California Department of Health (CDPH), etc. and fill in during absences of the Director of Clinical Excellence. The PSM will facilitate the good catch committee and participate in other committees as assigned to help ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing or 4 additional years of related experience.

• 1 year Recent experience in nursing;

• 5 years Experience in an acute care hospital setting.

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California or other clinical field requiring licensure issued by the State of California.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Healthcare related field such as nursing, pharmacy or ancillary clinical service.

• 2 years preferred Recent experience in nursing

• Management experience and/or experience with risk and the implementation of HPI and cause analysis.

• Experience in healthcare quality, accreditation, and/or patient safety.

• Additional certifications; may be required, based on assigned work area(s).

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of Know me, care for me, ease my way. Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, well walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Requsition ID: SR361384
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Clinical Administration
Job Function: Clinical Support
Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day
Career Track: Clinical Professional
Department: 7810 QUALITY ASSURANCE
Address: CA Napa 1000 Trancas St

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