What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Safety and Risk Management Specialist position at BJC HealthCare?
Join the dynamic team at BJC Home Care as a Patient Safety and Risk Management Specialist, where you’ll have the opportunity to drive patient safety and clinical risk management across diverse service lines, including Home Health, Hospice, Home Infusion Therapy, and Home Medical Equipment. In this impactful role, you will collaborate with leadership to implement standardized workflows, tools, and processes, while contributing to the safety and quality of care for patients receiving services in their homes & other community based care locations.
This is a hybrid position, with onsite work required as needed both in the Mason Ridge office and at various branch locations across Missouri & Illinois. The preferred qualifications of the role include both Leadership experience in healthcare & specialty experience in Home Health, Hospice, Home Infusion Therapy, and Home Medical Equipment. This role requires strong analytical, communication, and collaborative skills to make a meaningful impact on healthcare quality and safety.
If you are ready to contribute to a culture of excellence & safety, this opportunity is for you!
Overview
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
This position facilitates patient safety and clinical risk management within assigned HSO or facility and provides support and acts as a backup for a region or geographic area. Partners with system leaders to ensure execution of standardized patient safety and risk management workflows with use of standardized tools and processes, including active participation in interfacility patient safety and risk management activities.
Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
Education
Experience
Preferred Requirements
Licenses & Certifications
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
