Patient Safety Specialist RN

Children's Health - Dallas, TX

Job Title: Patient Safety Specialist RN

Position: Quality Patient Safety

Job Type: On-Site

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Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

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City: Dallas

State: TX

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Coordinates and facilitates the investigation, review and disposition of patient safety events through interviews, medical record and literature reviews and utilization of appropriate investigative tools.
Utilizes high level organizational skills to manage projects.
Serves as an expert in safety science and patient safety processes and outcomes to assist clinical and organizational stakeholders with information to improve patient safety.
Works in partnership with clinical stakeholders; aggregates and analyzes data; identifies opportunities to improve patient safety; identifies trends and patterns related to near miss and actual events; develops conclusions and makes recommendations through data presentations to appropriate committees and/or teams.
Takes operational responsibility for external survey completion as it relates to Quality and Patient Safety.
Conducts special projects/audits as assigned.
Collaborates with Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance to support necessary processes and documentation of event reviews.
Serves as a super user of various software systems such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, EPIC, Visio; able to design and develop necessary patient safety reports.

Experience: At least 7 years of experience in a healthcare or clinical environment required

Education: BSN required

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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

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