Patient Safety Specialist
Patient Safety Specialist
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Job Description
This is a hybrid position that requires onsite presence 2 to 3 days each week between Butterworth and Blodgett Hospitals.
Join Corewell Health as a Patient Safety Specialist where you will play a critical role in building a safer more reliable care environment. This position offers the opportunity to lead meaningful improvements that directly impact patient safety efficiency and quality. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams across both clinical and nonclinical areas to identify potential risks analyze data and develop sustainable improvements that enhance our processes and prevent harm. Your work will take you to the heart of our hospitals where youll round with team members from frontline staff to leadership to understand their needs celebrate successes and identify proactive solutions. As an essential partner in the Eagle Eye program you will ensure recognition of outstanding efforts and the continued successes of safety initiatives. This is more than a role its a rewarding opportunity to create safer patient experiences and support our mission for the highest standards of care.
Job Summary
Supports operational improvement projects throughout the organization including both clinical and nonclinical areas to accomplish measurable business process improvements. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and helps to develop sustainable repeatable and quantifiable clinical and business process improvements. Collects and analyzes process and quality data to initiate develop and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced safety increased productivity and reduced cost. Utilizes safety science and high reliability principles to improve patient outcomes and reduce with multidisciplinary teams to identify steps in our process or system design that could lead to an error and then create action plans to prevent harm from occurring. Provides coaching for leaders and teams in the use of Universal with cause solving processes.
Essential Functions
- Supports and drives improvement activities for accountable areas based on organizational priorities (project management measurable deliverables milestones and data informed strategy).
- Serves as a liaison between various departments across the Corewell Health System. Communicates collaborates networks with and acts as a change agent to key stakeholders. Also ensures continuity and coordination of services with appropriate utilization of resources. Responsible for stakeholder management across collaboration within dept and organizational resources.
- Drives continuous assessment and improvements using appropriate tools and methodology within the business assists stakeholders and process owners in prioritizing improvement opportunities.
- Partners with teams in driving improvement and change using the drivers of reliability.
- Provides local level coaching and mentoring teams on the use of High Reliability Universal Skills.
- Utilizes High Reliability Cause Solving Principles to find and fix system issues.
- Reinforces the use of high reliability leadership methods.
- Uses safety data to improve outcomes and drive down patient harm.
Qualifications
Required
- Required Associates Degree in Healthcare Business or related field
- 2 years of relevant experience in Quality Safety Process Improvement
- CRT Just Culture Training within 1 year after hire required
Preferred
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Healthcare Business or related field
- 1 year of relevant experience with participation on improvement initiatives
About Corewell Health
As a team member at Corewell Health you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our topnotch teams are comprised of collaborators leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement to improve health instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.
How Corewell Health cares for you
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial health and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
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Optional identity theft protection home and auto insurance pet insurance
Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
Primary Location
SITE Widdicomb South 665 Seward Ave Grand RapidsDepartment Name
QSE Patient SafetyEmployment Type
Full timeShift
Day (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
40Hours of Work
8 a.m. 5 p.m.Days Worked
Monday to FridayWeekend Frequency
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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members patients visitors and community. We require a drugfree workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR Varicella Tdap and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an onsite or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process to perform the essential functions of a job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability pregnancy or sincerely held religious belief.
Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race color national origin sex disability age religion genetic information marital status height weight gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other legally protected category.
An interconnected collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system we advocate for equity as we care for our patients our communities and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity equity and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
