Patient Safety Coordinator

capitalhealth; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Health is seeking a patient safety professional to lead programs that reduce risk and promote a proactive safety culture across its facilities. The role emphasizes data analysis, root cause investigations, and cross-functional collaboration to drive performance improvement.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field, RN preferred, and at least five years in acute care with patient safety or quality management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or other healthcare-related field is required or preferred.
• Experience in acute care settings with patient safety or quality management responsibilities is expected.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient safety programs to reduce risk and promote proactive safety culture.
• Analyze detailed patient-related errors and conduct management-level analyses to identify root causes.
• Develop and recommend changes, policies, or programs to prevent future errors; present findings to clinicians.

Skills

MS Office

Data analysis

Process improvement

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or other healthcare-related field

Job description

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by the DNV that includes two hospitals, an outpatient center, satellite ED, and an expansive network of primary and specialty care. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 600 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.

The listed pay range or pay rate reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Pay Range:

$86,964.80 - $119,714.81

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Position Overview

SUMMARY (Basic Purpose of the Job)

Serves as an advocate for patient safety by leading programs that reduce patient risk and promoting systems that foster the development of a culture of proactive patient safety. Analyzes detailed patient-related errors and conducts analysis for management detailing the cause of the error. Recommends changes, policies, or programs that could prevent future errors. Provides feedback to clinicians and assists them in identifying and addressing areas of improvement to promote patient safety evaluation systems. Attends presentations and training programs meant to increase awareness of patient safety initiatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or other healthcare-related field. RN license preferred.
• Experience: Five years of experience in acute care environment with two years of experience in patient safety, quality management or other discipline with substantially similar responsibility.
• Knowledge and Skills : Strong computer skills required; MS Office (Work, Excel, Power Point). Data analysis and quality experience; knowledge in lean, six sigma or other process improvement techniques desired. Excellent ability to effectively manage projects and initiatives and to provide anticipated outcomes. Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and bring together diverse groups together in a collaborative and effective manner. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to develop and present reports and educational materials.
• Special Training: Certification in specialty area preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists in the development and implementation of patient safety and performance improvement programs.
• Provides system administrator support for safety reporting system and reviews safety events and provides the necessary follow up.
• Tracks and trends the safety data, and develops appropriate action plans and risk modification strategies.
• Conducts root cause analyses in response to unexpected occurrences which caused or may cause serious physical or psychological injury.
• Assists with submission to the New Jersey Patient Safety Initiative and other regulatory agencies.
• Produces and submits clinical data reports as requested by administration, clinical departments, or committees using available information systems and databases.
• Participates in statistical analysis, interpretation, and monitoring of clinical data.
• Establishes and supports organizational multidisciplinary and unit-based teams for safety and performance improvement initiatives.
• Serves as a safety/performance improvement resource by collaborating with personnel and departments involved in patient safety and performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates and applies knowledge of performance improvement processes and regulatory standards to provide project support and data collection assistance for the improvement of organizational or departmental systems and processes.
• Ensures and monitors compliance with the national patient safety goals, results of the patient safety culture survey, reviews and monitors actions from safety events.
• Conducts proactive risk assessments to mitigate loss and promote patient safety.
• Integrates knowledge of external standards including DNV and other state and federal regulations pertaining to quality and safety.
• Conducts research and promotes implementation of evidenced based guidelines.
• Attends in-service training sessions and seminars to maintain and improve knowledge of performance improvement techniques.
• Conducts employee orientation that includes current patient safety expectations, strategies and initiatives.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Frequent physical demands include: Wrist position deviation , Keyboard use/repetitive motion

Occasional phy