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Patient Safety Officer Risk Management Full Time Days
Palm Springs, California Desert Regional Medical CenterDesert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and Level I Trauma Center 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.
GENERAL DUTIES:
The Patient Safety Officer(s) will have primary oversight of the facility-wide patient safety program. This leadership role will direct others within the facility towards process improvements that will support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner provides leadership for safety assessments, coordinates the activities of the patient safety function or committee, educates other practitioners on the system-based cause for medical errors, consults with management and staff, and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization. Key responsibilities of this position also include working with all services to hardwire reliable delivery of healthcare systems that incorporate best practice patient safety methodologies.
Shift: Days
Hours: 0800-1630
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
· Must have Bachelor’s Degree in patient care related field
· At least 3 years of experience (five years preferred) with progressive responsibility working in a quality/performance improvement and/or patient safety department
· Experience in leading meetings
· Experience leading interdisciplinary initiatives in process improvement or directly improving the reliability of healthcare delivery at the point of care.
· Experience in coordinating root cause analysis and intense analysis
· Strong skills in data interpretation
· Superior interpersonal skills
· Strong leadership qualities (task completion, motivation)
· Ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks; strong skills in prioritizing and meeting deadlines
· Excellent communication skills
· Ability to work under pressure
Preferred:
· J.D, or Master’s in Nursing, Health Services, or Patient Safety
· Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM)
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