Pediatric Patient Safety Leader

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

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.