Patient Safety Specialist (RN)

choa; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a highly skilled RN with expertise in patient safety to coordinate safety programs, investigate events, and lead improvement initiatives across clinical leadership and frontline staff.

The role focuses on maintaining the Occurrence Notification System, performing root cause analyses, and developing action plans to reduce risk. Strong analytical, communication, and project-management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5 years of RN experience in a clinical setting; pediatrics preferred
• Bachelor of Science in nursing preferred, or graduation from an accredited school of nursing and 5 years of progressing nursing experience
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia or multi-state via compact
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) preferred

Responsibilities

• Serves as patient safety expert consultant, resource, and collaborator for clinical leadership and safety committees.
• Maintains occurrence notification system, root cause analysis, and action plans as indicated.
• Manages the occurrence notification system by identifying trends and issues related to patient safety and clinical outcomes.
• Conducts investigation of events and performs root cause analyses as assigned.
• Develops action plans to improve patient safety and works to implement error-reduction strategies.
• Represents Patient Safety on system level committees and works with performance improvement.
• Develops education for physicians and clinical staff on patient safety issues and trends.
• Ensures compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and regulatory initiatives.
• Performs patient safety rounds and collaborates with risk managers on investigations and RCAs.
• Partners with leaders to implement and monitor action plans from events and RCAs

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Project management

Education

BSN preferred

RN licensure (GA or multi-state)

5 years nursing experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Visio

Job description

Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:00 PM

Shift End Time

4:00 PM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Uses nursing knowledge and best practices, coordinates patient safety programs, activities and education. Documents, analyzes and investigates the resolution of all safety related events. Collaborates with executive/clinical leaders, front line staff, physicians, risk management, physician peer review, members of the quality teams, and stakeholders across the system.
This role is working with our ONS (Occurrence Notification System) as issues occur and reported. Will investigate events, work with medical safety teams and communicate results.

Experience

• 5 years of RN experience in a clinical setting; pediatrics preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in general pediatrics, PICU
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory standards
• Experience in process improvement or related field
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Education

• Bachelor of Science in nursing (preferred), or graduation from an accredited school of nursing and a baccalaureate degree in another field, or graduation from an accredited school of nursing and 5 years of progressing nursing experience

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical, quantitative, and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Presentation and platform skills
• Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Visio

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as patient safety expert consultant, resource, and collaborator for clinical leadership/staff, medication safety officer, medical safety coordinator, and related safety committees.
• Maintains occurrence notification system, root cause analysis, and action plans as indicated.
• Manages the occurrence notification system by identifying trends and issues related to patient safety and clinical outcomes and referring reports for follow-up and action planning.
• Manages and conducts investigation of events and/or root cause analysis of events as assigned.
• Identifies action plans to improve patient safety based on risks identified through investigations and works collaboratively to implement error-reduction strategies.
• Serves as safety coach mentor for clinical departments and promotes effective internal communication on issues of patient safety.
• Develops and provides education for physicians and clinical staff relative to patient safety issues and trends identified.
• Ensures system compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and other regulatory initiatives.
• Conducts patient safety rounds on a regular basis.
• Analyzes the human, organizational, process, and systems factors that contribute to adverse events in collaboration with performance improvement consultants.
• Maintains professional development by expanding knowledge base of methodologies/techniques, facilitation/interviewing/investigation skills, and the use of continuous quality improvement tools.
• Represents Patient Safety on system level committees and workgroups as assigned providing their input on safety risks and mitigation strategies.
• Functions as subject-matter expert and program owner for defined ONS “buckets” and safety domains.
• Manages ONS intake, triage, trend identification, escalation, and event closure.
• Reviews ONS and related data for trends that require action and oversees serious event management processes and outcomes.
• Facilitates complex RCAs for serious events and near misses.
• Manages and conducts investigation of events and/or root cause analysis of events.
• Conducts in-depth chart reviews, policy reviews, staff interviews, and workflow mapping; partners with providers to discuss medical decision making.
• Partners with risk managers to ensure thorough, efficient event evaluation and a coordinated institutional response.
• Partners with accreditation to plan, support, and evaluate events with a regulatory component, ensuring requirements are met and learnings are shared related to safety practices.
• Partners with leaders to develop action plans, implement, and monitor action plans resulting from event investigations and RCAs.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Quality