Patient Safety Specialist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Location: 60 Memorial Medical Parkway Palm Coast, Florida 32164

The role you’ll contribute:

The Patient Safety Specialist is a qualified individual who provides direction and support for patient safety, quality improvement, and learning systems for safety culture and high reliability under the oversight of the quality leadership team.  The specialist is responsible for providing a planned, systemic approach to identifying, designing, measuring and monitoring patient safety process improvement activities. The Patient Safety Specialist has a comprehensive understanding of data and analytic tools as well as health care information systems and technology with an advanced ability to apply these methodologies to extrapolate data, analyze and report in a meaningful format to inform and drive performance improvement activities. Functions as the local project liaison for the Patient Safety Organization through responsibility for the accuracy and transfer of patient safety work product entry into the patient safety evaluation system. The scope of work includes education and training on patient safety programs; data management for the investigation, analysis and monitoring of patient safety/harm prevention activities; and compliance with regulatory standards/guidelines. Responsible for planning, implementation & monitoring of interventions to ensure evidence-based practices are implemented and participates in and/or leads performance improvement committees as directed.  Assures facilitation of the patient grievance process as required by state and federal statutes.  Functions as a key member of the quality, risk, and patient safety team.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Serves as the Patient Safety Organization (PSO) liaison with responsibility to oversee, manage, and direct all appropriate data to the Patient Safety Evaluation System. Accountable for receipt and distribution of Patient Safety Work Product from the contracted Patient Safety Organization(s) as legally required by Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act
• Annually participates in the evaluation of the patient safety evaluation system to ensure a highly reliable system approach to patient safety, quality, and the journey to zero harm
• Collaborates with local leaders to identify safety initiatives, facilitate the use of data to improve processes, and submission of patient safety evaluation system components
• Consider the financial implications, safety implications, and clinical outcomes when making recommendations, evaluating technology and products, and developing policies and procedures
• Participate in cost benefit assessments, efficacy studies, and product evaluations using a systematic approach
• Incorporate fiscal assessments into program evaluations and/ or reports
• Maintain compliance with departmental budget

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of evidence-based best practices and improvement strategies for reducing patient harm
• Ability to apply statistical methods and tools, establish internal benchmarks and report significant findings to key hospital and region stakeholders
• Ability to influence and persuade teams, up to and including the executive level, to build consensus within and across stakeholder groups (high level negotiation skills)
• Advanced knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, Excel, PowerPoint and database programs and advanced skills in analysis, problem solving and troubleshooting of databases and software
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and issues to facilitate data needs
• Motivational and team building skills
• Ability to provide professional presentations to executive leadership teams, including reports for complex data analysis

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Nursing Degree

• 5 years clinical nursing experience Preferred
• Nursing Leadership experience Preferred

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the State of Florida

• Six Sigma Performance Improvement Certification Preferred.
• LEAN Performance Improvement Certification Preferred.