Patient Safety Specialist

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, in a detail-driven and influential role as a Patient Safety Specialist. Our employees deliver world-class care in an environment where opinions are respected, decision-making is rewarded, and teamwork is the order of the day. This hybrid position will primarily be based on-site with occasional travel to off-site locations in the network. 

The primary function of this position will be to work with clinicians and administrators within the Medical Center to implement clinical system and process improvements that will improve patient safety, enhance clinical performance, reduce clinical errors and other factors that contribute to patient harm or poor treatment outcomes, as well as facilitate initiatives to support a culture of safety.

Essential job Functions

• Implement the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and other patient safety initiatives including monitoring compliance and developing action plans to sustain compliance
• Conduct patient or clinical systems tracers assessing compliance with Joint Commission and CMS standards
  
• Coordinate the annual culture of safety survey. Analyze, benchmark, prioritize survey data and identify opportunities and initiatives to promote increasing positive responses annually
  
• Collaborate with Risk Managers in the investigation and creation of the patient safety improvement plans developed from internal adverse patient care events
• Facilitate meetings, initiate task forces or work groups to directly remediate and resolve quality of care, patient safety or clinical systems issues
  
• Conduct a pro-active risk and safety assessment in collaboration with the Risk Managers for sections and departments utilizing FMECA, SWOT Analysis, Lean or other process improvement methodologies
  
• Perform case reviews and facilitate task force meetings to reduce incidences of hospital acquired or healthcare associated harm events
  
• Round in patient care areas weekly to promote event reporting and to facilitate communication of “lessons learned” from adverse patient care event investigations and analysis
  
• Conduct Patient Safety Education Session as part of the safety educational curriculum for all staff
  
• Performs other duties assigned
  

Qualifications

• Professional Registered Nurse License preferred
  
• B.S. in a health-related field, preferably nursing. Masters of Nursing, Administration or Business preferred
  
• Hospital experience of at least 5 years in a clinical or administrative role with specific experience in dealing with patient safety, risk management and/or quality
  
• Experienced in process improvement methodologies, e.g., FMECA, SWOT Analysis or Lean methodology preferred
  
• Working knowledge of Joint Commission standards
  
• Excellent oral, and interpersonal written communication skills, poise in teaching and consulting
  
• Strong organizing and data management skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, data base and graphics to design and implement monitoring and evaluation tools
  

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0)
• Shift: Days
• Location: Hyde Park 
• Unit/Department: Risk and Patient Safety 
• CBA Code: Non-Union

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.