Patient Safety Specialist

##### **Summary** ##### The Patient Safety Specialist is responsible for collaborating with Chesapeake Regional Healthcare staff and Quality leaders to meet CMS/CRH quality and patient safety goals. The Patient Safety Specialist also performs causal analysis, manages safety alerts, and serves as a high reliability expert resource for staff, Leaders and Safety Coaches. ##### **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** ##### These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned. * ##### In collaboration with the Patient Safety Manager, assist with coordinating and managing the Safety Coach program * ##### Serve as a patient safety and high reliability resource to staff, leaders and physicians; serve as a subject matter expert regarding general patient safety, causal analysis, and action planning * ##### Collect safety stories using a 3-part structure for use at meetings and huddles * ##### Provide high reliability staff education and Leader education * ##### Assist with RCAs and ACAs as a team member or other designee; ensure appropriate actions plans are completed for any harm event as needed * ##### Assist with agenda planning and data preparation for the Patient Safety Committee as needed * ##### Co-Chair Nursing Peer Review Committee in collaboration with designed Nurse Manager; review assigned cases, prepare agenda and meeting materials, facilitate meeting, and manage follow-up items * ##### Serve as change agent to lead, facilitate and support clinical quality and patient safety improvement to reduce harm * ##### Work in partnership with clinical unit-based teams to customize and implement best practices and processes to achieve safety and quality goals * ##### Create and disseminate regular safety lessons learned through safety snapshots, safety stories, and safety alerts * ##### Support Leaders, hospital teams and committees in integrating a culture of patient safety processes and activities to incorporate into day-to-day operations * ##### Serve as an active and visible patient safety coach to frontline staff * ##### Create and coordinate recognition activities and/or safety awards as part of Safety Program * ##### Generates graphs and quality reports to share with stakeholders and designated Committees * ##### Collaborate with Quality department, Patient Safety Manager, Leaders, Medical Staff, and others to meet the established CRH Patient Safety goals * ##### Complete chart reviews for all Patient Safety Indicators not meeting benchmark and as needed for opportunity analysis * ##### Effectively manages assigned projects with a level of independence in performance of the role and/or solution of problems * ##### Actively participate as the department representative on designated multidisciplinary teams and Committees * ##### In partnership with the Accreditation Coordinator, assist with survey readiness activities * ##### Other duties as assigned to include coverage of essential departmental functions and services * ##### Support clinical operations and clinical initiatives as assigned * ##### Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services * ##### Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care ##### **Supervisory Responsibilities** * ##### Reports to: Manager, Patient Safety * ##### Supervises: None * ##### Responsibilities: N/A ##### **Qualifications** ##### To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. ##### Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ##### **Education and Experience** * ##### Minimum Required Education: Completion of an accredited Registered Nursing program, Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred, experience in lieu of degree may be considered. * ##### Preferred Education: BSN * ##### Experience: 5+ years in clinical nursing, medical-surgical or critical care preferred Basic knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures related to quality and process improvement functions and quality tools and methodologies, to include Casual Analysis activities. ##### Working knowledge of basic business software such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. ##### **Certificates, Licenses, Registrations** ##### Applicants must be licensed to work as a Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia, and must obtain CPHQ or CPSS certification within one (1) year of hire.