Job Description
Salary -
Overview
Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.
Full Time Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
- CH Wellness Program
- Paid Time Off
- Generous Retirement Plans
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Gym Membership Discount
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Shift Differential
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Summary
The Patient Safety Officer is a critical role in the Quality Management System to ensure safe patient care in the healthcare system. This critical role identifies, investigates, analyzes, reports, and follows up on safety events that affect or can affect patient safety throughout Confluence Health. The Patient Safety Officer helps drive the development, implementation, and maintenance of patient safety programs to maintain the highest standards of care. They have primary oversight of the facility-wide patient safety program. This role serves as a vital resource within the facility towards process improvements that support the reduction of medical care errors and patient harm. The Patient Safety Officer provides expertise for safety assessments, coordinates the activities of the patient safety committee, educates Confluence Health on system-based causes for medical errors, consults with the management and staff, and communicates proven best practices regarding effective safety strategies to others within the organization. This role directly impacts patient outcomes, and the quality of care provided by our organization.
Position Reports To : Director of Care Excellence
Essential Functions
Work with all service lines to implement standard work around patient safety for reliable delivery of healthcare systems that incorporate best practice safety methodologies by promoting a Just Culture.Conduct Root Cause Analysis and Action and follow up to ensure event closure including reporting to Washington Department of Health if necessaryDaily identification of patient safety events or near events in RL Datix with maintenance of spreadsheets to track and trendPreparation of cases for regular cadence safety meeting with acquisition of additional information from relevant departments / care providersReview of new events to look for prior trends and developing performance improvement activities and / or projects in collaboration with internal and external stakeholdersEnter new RL Datix events as neededManages the ongoing, organization-wide system of patient safety information collection, evaluation and remediation to identify deficiencies and opportunities for improvement according to Confluence Health standards and accrediting / regulatory requirementsIdentification of near miss (“good catch”) with appreciation memos as appropriate. Will oversee the Good Catch program.Maintains continuous accreditation and regulatory readiness through compliance with patient safety standards from accrediting / regulatory agencies that review Confluence HealthActively participates in safety management and planning of the Confluence Health Safety CommitteeDocuments, trends and plans for remediation of situations that present risk to patient safetyEvaluate all incident reports as appropriate using the Confluence Health Reporting system and conduct trend analysisAttends required meetings and serves on committees as requestedTraining of team members as neededMaintains professional affiliations, attend as approved outside conferences, seminars, training, etc.Promote a culture of safety within the organizationOther duties as assignedDemonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.
Qualifications
Required :
Current RN licensure in the state of Washington (RCW or licensure through Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (SSB 9)3 years in nursing experienceExperience in medical record analysis and past participation in quality improvement projects.Desired :
Certification in healthcare quality preferredCertification in Patient Safety within two years of position by an accredited organization such as IHI or NPSFFive years of related experience in safety and regulatory compliance preferredExperience with RLDatix reporting system and EPICPhysical / Sensory Demands
O = Occasional, represents 1 to % or up to minutes in a 2 hour workday.F = Frequent, represents to % or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday.C = Continuous, represents % to % or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.
Physical / Sensory Demands For This Position :
Walking - FSitting / Standing - FReaching : Shoulder Height - OReaching : Above shoulder height - OReaching : Below shoulder height - OClimbing – OPulling / Pushing : pounds or less - OPulling / Pushing : pounds to pounds - OPulling / Pushing : Over pounds - OLifting : pounds or less - FLifting : pounds to pounds - OLifting : Over pounds -OCarrying : pounds or less - FCarrying : pounds to pounds - OCarrying : Over pounds - OCrawling / Kneeling - OBending / Stooping / Crouching - OTwisting / Turning - ORepetitive Movement - FWorking Conditions : Not specified Job Classification : FLSA : Exempt Hourly / Salary : Salary Physical Exposures For This Position :
Unprotected Heights – NoHeat – NoCold – NoMechanical Hazards – NoHazardous Substances – NoBlood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential –NoLighting – NoNoise – NoIonizing / Non-Ionizing Radiation – NoInfectious Diseases – No
