Patient Safety & Quality Risk Specialist II

Henry Ford Health; Ferndale (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a Quality/Risk Specialist II to support surveillance, analysis, and prevention of events leading to patient harm and liability. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to reduce adverse outcomes and will participate in sentinel event investigations, safety investigations, trend analysis, and risk management program development.

Desired experience includes risk and safety event management, multidisciplinary process improvement leadership, and implementing

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and safety event management.
• Multidisciplinary process improvement experience as team leader or facilitator.
• Experience designing and implementing process improvements to facilitate regulatory compliance (Joint Commission, CMS, etc).

Responsibilities

• Support surveillance, analysis and prevention of events causing patient harm or liability.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to reduce adverse outcomes and liability.
• Involvement in sentinel event investigations, safety investigations, trend analysis, and risk management program development.
• Educational in-services and process improvement projects.

Skills

Risk management

Process improvement

Project facilitation

Education

Master's degree or JD

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years experience

Job description

Henry Ford Health is seeking a Quality/Risk Specialist II to support surveillance, analysis, and prevention of events leading to patient harm and liability. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to reduce adverse outcomes and will participate in sentinel event investigations, safety investigations, trend analysis, and risk management program development.

Desired experience includes risk and safety event management, multidisciplinary process improvement leadership, and implementing