ERM & Patient Safety Specialist

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare seeks an ERM and Patient Safety Specialist to manage the incident reporting system and advance risk management practices. You will lead training, review events, and ensure compliance with standards across departments.

The role requires a strong background in quality improvement, patient safety, and risk management, with extensive clinical experience in accredited facilities. Arabic and English fluency are preferred to support diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare management, nursing or allied health.
• Master's degree in health administration or healthcare quality (preferred).
• CPHQ certification required; CPPS/CPHRM certifications preferred.
• 9 years clinical experience in accredited facility; 5+ years in quality and patient safety; 3 years in risk management.

Responsibilities

• Promote a just culture where errors and near misses are learning opportunities.
• Develop and implement risk management training for staff.
• Support risk management and patient safety needs and ensure compliance with laws and standards.
• Manage hospital-wide incident reporting and risk registry systems.
• Document, monitor and analyze patient safety events and prevent recurrence.
• Complete case review audits as part of investigations.

Skills

Quality Improvement

Risk Management

Patient Safety

Audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare management, nursing, or allied health

Master's degree in health administration or healthcare quality (preferred)

Tools

CPHQ

CPPS/CPHRM

Lean Six Sigma

Just Culture

Job description

Job Title ERM AND PATIENT SAFETY SPECIALIST Job Family Function CQPSO Job Code PHONE NUMBER4 Reports to Job ERM Director Job Description Summary The ERM AND Patient Safety Specialist collaborate in managing an effective occurrence reporting process within the healthcare organization ensuring all reported events are thoroughly reviewed investigated and actioned This role supports departments in complete case review audits and promotes a just culture in the organization The specialist develops and implements risk management training programs and participates in departmental projects and committees and oversees the hospital -wide incident reporting and risk registry systems Strategic Roles amp Responsibilities 00 Strategic Roles amp Responsibilities Operational Roles amp Responsibilities 100 Operational Roles amp ResponsibilitiesPromote a just culture where errors and nearmisses are openly discussed and used as learning opportunitiesDevelop and implement a risk management training program aimed at all staff and as per the need of the audiencePerform the duties necessary to support and achieve risk management and patient safety needs and standards and ensure that the facility is in compliance with all government and local laws and accreditation standardsFollow all hospital policies and procedures and perform other assigned tasks and dutiesParticipate in relevant committees and task forcesManage the hospitalwide incident reporting system and risk registry systems occurrence variance reporting systemDocument monitor and analyze patient safety events and put an action plan to prevent reoccurrenceManage the event reporting process as designed within the hospitalEnsure all reported events are analyzed reviewed corrected and actionedComplete Case Review audits as part of ongoing investigations and as per the hospital policy

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree in healthcare management, nursing, or any healthcare science/ allied health. Preferred: Master's degree in health administration, healthcare quality, or any related field.

Certifications

REQUIRED: .- Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). .- Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) / Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM). PREFERRED: Additional Quality related certifications (i.e., Lean Six Sigma, Just Culture, etc.).

Experience

Years of Experience Minimum 9 years of clinical working experience within an accredited healthcare facility, with a minimum of 5 years focused on quality improvement and patient safety within the quality department and a minimum of 3 years in risk management.

Languages

English:Advanced ; Arabic:Advanced

Competencies

• Functional Competencies
• Due Diligence
• Audit Reporting
• Data Collection
• Core Competencies
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Cybersecurity
• Person-Centered Care

Disclaimer

Acknowledgement Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.