Responsibilities:

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: 

Participates in the Patient Safety Program and the Patient Safety Committee.Investigates patient safety issues within the organization.Leads Root Cause Analysis, Focused Reviews, and Intense Analysis.Supports and encourages error reporting, including near misses, throughout the organization through a nonpunitive reporting system.Ensures compliance with audits and monitoring defined in Action Plans.Identifies reportable events with the PSO and CQO in order to comply with five-day reporting requirements for California Department of Public Health (CDPH).Works collaboratively with hospital leadership to promote best practices for patient safety and ensure compliance with patient safety initiatives.Revises and/or develops policy and procedures involving patient safety.Designs and implements educational presentations that facilitate the understanding and implementation of patient safety standards within the organization.Serves as a resource for employees and medical staff on issues of patient safety.Supports and analyzes the annual Patient Safety Survey and collaborates with departmental leaders to address survey findings.Supports effective responses to adverse occurrences and Sentinel Events.Provides an ongoing proactive approach to reduce risk.Integrates patient safety as a priority into new processes and the redesign of existing processes, functions and services.Recommends and facilitates change in the organization to improve patient safety based on identified risksSupports processes for patient and family engagement in the patient safety systems of the organizationEnsures that data for decision making for patient safety is robust in terms of rigor and representative of the systems being examined. Maintains confidentiality of patient information and the privileged status of informationManages the patient grievances and any other investigations as deemed needed. Adopts and lives the Values of DRMC: Patient Focus, Accountability, Compassion, Continuous Improvement, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Joy, Teamwork Protects and respects the integrity of the Patient Safety Office in all decision-making processes and activities.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in patient care related field or current enrollment in a healthcare-related degree program from an accredited college or university with expected completion within 2 yearsAt least 3 years of experience (five years preferred) within a hospital leadership roleKnowledge of Microsoft and expertise in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and ExcelExperience in leading meetingsStrong skills in data interpretationSuperior interpersonal skillsStrong leadership qualities (task completion, motivation)Ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks; strong skills in prioritizing and meeting requirement and deadlinesExcellent communication skillsAbility to work under pressure

Preferred:

J.D, or Master’s in Nursing, Health Services, or Patient Safety Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) Experience in Patient Safety and/or Risk Management. 

          

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Description

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department.  Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.

Position Summary:

The Patient Safety Coordinator (PSC) works under the direction of the Patient Safety Officer (PSO) to support the facility-wide patient safety program.This individual works closely with the Patient Safety Officer to ensure all events are appropriately addressed.Individual will participate in the Patient Safety Program and assist with investigating patient safety issues within the organization.

Schedule: Monday thru Friday. 40 hours. Exempt.

Shift: 8 hours. Days.

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