Patient Safety Specialist

The Patient Safety Specialist is responsible for assisting in the management and coordination of the patient safety program. The Patient Safety Specialist will work with Patient Safety leadership, operational and medical leadership in analyzing the human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events and work with them to identify and implement risk reduction strategies that promote patient safety.

Additional Information
Department Name: Patient Safety
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: Monday through Friday

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
No direct patient care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
1. Assists Patient Safety leadership in the management and coordination of the patient safety program.
2. Facilitate safety improvement initiatives as identified by patient safety leadership; trends in event reported data, issues
identified in event reviews, as well as other internal and external priorities.
3. Facilitates cause analysis for serious safety events and other safety events as identified.
4. Facilitates risk assessment to proactively identify and mitigate risks to patient safety.
5. Serves as an internal consulting liaison and resource for patient safety improvement initiatives.
6. Assists in the development and implementation of methods to improve patient safety practices.
7. Assists in supporting and collaborating with the Accreditation Department to assure that expectations for continuous
standards compliance are met.
8. Maintains knowledge of JCAHO, National Patient Safety Goals, and other regulatory and non-regulatory standards.
9. Assists in supporting and collaborating with the Risk Management Department in identifying, implementing, and
evaluating risk reduction strategies.
10. Assists in supporting and collaborating with the Performance Improvement Department in the identification of
improvement opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or healthcare related field required.
    
• Experience
  • Three (3) years of progressive experience in patient safety, human factors, error management, and/or cultural/organizational change.
    
• Equivalency
  • : Master's degree in Healthcare or Patient Safety can substitute for two (2) years of required experience.
    
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure required for BSN.
    
• Competency
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Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $76,368.20 to $114,552.29

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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