Patient Safety Specialist

Nahsedfw; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage – employee premiums

Retirement plan match

Paid parental leave

Caregiver leave

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

Job summary

Children's Health, a Dallas-based pediatric health system, seeks a Patient Safety Specialist to lead investigations of safety events and drive measurable improvements in care. The role requires clinical healthcare experience and CPPS certification within 1.5 years of hire, with CP HQ familiarity preferred.

The position is onsite, full-time, Monday–Friday, 8a–5p, reporting to the Quality Patient Safety department.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a healthcare or clinical environment.
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Current Texas RN or Respiratory Care Practitioner license upon hire.
• CPPS certification within 1.5 years of hire.
• CPHQ preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate investigation, review and disposition of patient safety events.
• Serve as an expert in safety science and patient safety processes and outcomes.
• Aggregate and analyze data to identify trends and present recommendations to committees.
• Take operational responsibility for external survey completion related to Quality and Patient Safety.
• Collaborate with Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance on event review and documentation.
• Design and develop patient safety reports using Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and EPIC.

Skills

CPPS certification

Safety analytics

Regulatory compliance

Clinical healthcare experience

CPHQ awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

EPIC

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

The Patient Safety Specialist facilitates cause analysis of actual or near miss events throughout the organization, provides leadership, education and mentoring to clinical stakeholders, and facilitates multidisciplinary teams to achieve measurable and sustainable improvements in processes and systems related to patient safety.

Department: Quality Patient Safety. Shift: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8a to 5p. Job type: Onsite.

What you'll do

• Coordinate and facilitate the investigation, review and disposition of patient safety events
• Serve as an expert in safety science and patient safety processes and outcomes
• Aggregate and analyze data to identify trends in near miss and actual events and present recommendations to committees
• Take operational responsibility for external survey completion related to Quality and Patient Safety
• Collaborate with Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance on event review processes and documentation
• Design and develop patient safety reports using Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and EPIC

What you bring

• At least 7 years of experience in a healthcare or clinical environment required
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• Current Texas RN or Respiratory Care Practitioner license upon hire
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) within 1.5 years
• CPHQ preferred
• Health coverage Employee portion of medical plan premiums covered after 3 years
• Retirement 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid parental leave Up to 12 weeks
• Caregiver leave Paid caregiver leave
• Family support Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

About the employer

Children's Health is a Dallas-based pediatric health system with a mission to Make Life Better for Children. Through cutting-edge treatments and its affiliation with UT Southwestern, it delivers patient and family care across North Texas and invests in the broader community.