Patient Safety Manager

Tenet Healthcare; Bartlett (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett is seeking a Patient Safety Manager to oversee facility-wide patient safety initiatives and drive process improvements to reduce medical errors and adverse outcomes. You will lead safety assessments, coordinate function activities, and educate staff on system-based causes of errors, collaborating with management to implement evidence-based strategies.

Responsibilities include investigating safety issues, leading RCA/focused reviews, identifying trends, ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a patient care related field required.
• 5+ years of combined experience in clinical practice and progressive healthcare leadership.
• CPPS certification or eligible to take the exam within one year of employment.
• Two years in Patient Safety, Quality, Risk Management, or healthcare operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Investigates patient safety issues within the organization.
• Leads or facilitates Root Cause Analysis, Focused Reviews, and Intense Analysis.
• Ensures timely identification of trends and implementation of corrective actions.
• Maintains compliance with audits and monitoring per action plans.
• Reviews and closes all Safety Events reported in the event system.
• Notifies Risk Management of potential risk issues.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Safety leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a patient care related field

Job description

Overview

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett hospital, were seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

At Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance


• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match


• Generous paid time off


• Career development and continuing education opportunities


• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts


• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program


• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

The Patient Safety Manager will have primary oversight of the facility-wide patient program. This leadership role will direct others withing the facility towards process improvements to support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner provides leadership for safety assessments, coordinates the activities for the patient safety function or committee, educates other practitioners on the system-based cause for medical errors, consults with management and staff, and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Investigates patient safety issues within the organization


• Leads or facilitates Root Cause Analysis, Focused Reviews, and Intense Analyss


• Ensures timely identification of trends and implementation of corrective and preventative actions.


• Maintain compliance with audits and monitoring as defined in action pans


• Reviews and closes all Safety Events reported in the event reporting system


• Verifies all Safety Events are routed to the appropriate department leaders for review


• Notifies Risk Management of potential risk issues

Qualifications

• Required:
  
  
  
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in a patient care related field
  
  
  • Experience: 5+ years of combined experience in clinical practice and progressive healthcare leadership experience
  
  
  • Licensure/Certification: CPPS certification or eligible to take the exam within one year of employment
  
  
  
  


• Preferred:
  
  
  
  • Experience: 2 years of experience in Patient Safety, Quality, Risk Management, or healthcare operations
  
  
  
  

Organization Description

Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett is a 196-bed full service hospital located at 2986 Kate Bond Rd in Bartlett. Opened in 2004, the hospital provides an extensive offering of medical services including a 24-hour emergency room, critical care, cardiac care, oncology, urology, physical therapy and a 16-bed orthopedic/spine unit. Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett has been honored with the American Heart Associations Get With The GuidelinesStroke Gold Plus Achievement Award, Leapfrog Groups “A” Hospital Safety Score, and has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. At Saint Francis Healthcare, you can grow your career skills and be a vital member of our team where we strive to be No. 1 in quality, safety and service excellence. Join our team!

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