MedStar Health · 1 month ago
Patient Safety Program Manager
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$83K/yr - $157K/yr
5+ years expMedStar Health is seeking a Patient Safety Program Manager to lead patient safety initiatives across departments. The role involves mentoring staff, conducting risk assessments, monitoring safety trends, and collaborating with leadership to enhance patient safety standards.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Lead patient safety programs across departments that align with organizational goals and processes. Provide training and onboarding support for new associates
Mentor patient safety coordinator provide feedback on event reviews and safety improvement projects
Conduct and oversee safety-related proactive risk assessments and root cause analysis
Monitor trends from safety event report systems develop action plans based on analytics
Develop and track reports related to key patient safety metrics
Collaborate with senior leadership departmental leaders and frontline associates to identify system vulnerabilities and innovative solutions
Represent the organization in external safety collaboratives maintain awareness of best practices and trends in patient safety
Provides guidance training and insight to associates on use of the patient safety event reporting system
Lead the Serious Safety Event Review Process following the MSH event review process. Evaluate changes in processes and maintains oversight of action planning as indicated
Collaborate with Risk Management office to maintain appropriate quality and safety standards
Performs other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and is not considered to be all inclusive
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing or healthcare related field
5-7 years Minimum five years in health care setting with at least 3 of those in patient safety quality improvement or risk management
Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS) within 1 Year required or CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
Knowledge of safety science human factors engineering and high reliability principles
Proven leadership and team-building skills excellent communication and facilitation abilities
Ability to solve problems in a complex and dynamic organization
Strong familiarity with event reporting systems (e.g. RLDatis)
Preferred
Master's degree In Nursing or healthcare related field
Clinical Experience/ knowledge
Experience in acute care facilities
Company
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityA. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation
2023-06-21Grant
2022-09-27Grant· $2M
2020-07-03Grant· $27M
Leadership Team
David Mayer
Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Quality and Safety CEO Patient Safety Mo
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