Patient Safety Coordinator (RN)

Schedule: Flexible start time 8 hour days 1 day remote a week

Key Responsibilities

Patient Safety & Risk Reduction

• Monitor investigate and analyze patient safety events near misses and incident reports.
• Conduct root-cause analyses (RCA) failure mode & effects analyses (FMEA) and other safety assessments.
• Support initiatives that reduce hospital-acquired conditions medication errors and procedural risks.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure adherence to standards set by The Joint Commission CMS state health departments and other regulatory bodies.
• Maintain documentation and reports required for audits surveys and accreditation processes.
• Coordinate patient safetyrelated compliance activities across departments.

Education & Training

• Promote a non-punitive transparent safety culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Data Management & Reporting
• Utilize incident reporting software and quality improvement tools effectively.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with nursing medical staff quality improvement teams and administration to implement safety initiatives.
• Participate in safety huddles committee meetings and multidisciplinary reviews.

Education:

Bachelors degree in nursing or health care field is required.

An associates degree in nursing or health care field with at least 10 years of directly related work experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelors degree.
Licensure/Certification/Registry:

Current Illinois license in respective profession is highly preferred but not required.

Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) and/or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred but not required.

Certified Just Culture preferred but not required.
Experience:

Minimum of 3 years of healthcare related experience is required

Demonstrated experience with patient safety and quality improvement principles and practices

Demonstrated experience with analyzing patient safety risks and events

Demonstrated experience with working effectively with physicians and operational leaders in an interdisciplinary environment
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Basic understanding of healthcare accreditation/regulatory compliance activities including but not limited to Joint Commission Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state regulations

Basic understanding of safety science principles including just culture

Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to consistently exercise sound judgment and initiative in routine situations. Seeks guidance in novel situations.

Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication in performing assigned duties

Demonstrated abilities to effectively communicate collaborate and work through complex and sensitive situations with individuals and groups in a confidential and respectively manner

Demonstrated skills in developing and maintaining good interpersonal relationships