Patient Safety and Risk Management Specialist - BSN - Emergency Medicine

The Patient Safety, Advocacy and Risk Management Specialist will have responsibility for data entry into the Midas Event Reporting system, the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA PSRS) including external reporting to PA PSRS and the PA DOH, and running reports and performing data analysis from each of these data bases. Duties also include knowledge of ECRI data base and ensuring critical information reaches appropriate users. Reviews, investigates, and assists in responding to patient complaints and grievances submitted to the department or externally to the PA DOH, CMS, and the Joint Commission. Using just culture principals will participate in or lead patient safety processes (FMEA, RCA, adverse event investigation) and review of attorney correspondence as directed. Educates staff regarding department activities, RCA action plans, legal lessons learned, and optimal patient safety practices and risk reduction. Ensures action plans are developed in response to an adverse event are carried out to completion and are documented according to TUH, Inc. policies and standards of practice. Works toward the goal of improving patient safety and quality of care, patient satisfaction, and reduction of risk to TUH, Inc. through all of these activities.

This is an on site position

Education

Bachelors Degree : Nursing (Required)

Masters Degree : Health care related field of study (Preferred)

Experience

5 Years experience in acute care (Required)

2 Years experience in Risk Management, Quality, Performance Improvement and / or Patient Safety activities (Preferred)

General experience in Patient Safety Activity(ies) such as RCA, FMEA, Peer Review, Rapid Cycle PDSA, Performance Improvement Methodologies and tools (Six Sigma, Lean, etc.) / high reliability organization (Preferred)

License / Certifications

RN-LIC - PA Registered Nurse License (Required)