Patient Safety Assistant Coordinator - Navy Contract - (53)
Synensys is looking for an experienced clinical quality professional to fill the role of Patient Safety Assistant Coordinator at the Naval Health Clinic New England in Newport, RI!
Job Type: Full-Time
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Location: New England - Newport, RI 02841 US (Primary)
Salary Range: $50K-$100K
Travel: 0 - 10%
About Synensys: Synensys is a veteran-owned small business providing consulting, learning, and analytical services to healthcare organizations to improve patient safety, team performance, and other key organizational performance outcomes. Our team is multi-disciplinary, representing extensive experience in medicine, nursing, management, instructional design, customer service, engineering, and information technology.
Responsibilities:
* Assist and advise the Government with the establishment and operation of the Navy Medicine Patient Safety Program (PSP) at the MTF level.
* Collaborate closely with the Patient Safety Manager, Quality Manager (QM), and Risk Manager (RM).
* Coordinate Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), Proactive Risk Assessments (PRAs), and other patient-safety initiatives.
* Review and monitor the PSP policies/practices including implementation of all applicable National Patient Safety Goals.
* Prepare the MTF for internal and external reviews by conducting tracers and making rounds on the different units and clinics.
* Conduct evaluations of the implementation of facility-wide PSP activities, policies, and procedures.
* Coordinate activities for use at the MTF during the annual National Patient Safety Week.
* Ensure patient safety event reports are entered and processed in the DoD PSR tool.
* Provide education and training on patient safety topics within the MTF and the Branch Health Clinics.
* Prepare a monthly report for each MTF/clinic summarizing the activities of the PSP for the designated committees.
Qualifications:
* Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or another healthcare-related field.
* A minimum of three years of experience in risk management, patient safety, or quality improvement in a clinical setting.
* Basic skills in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
* Excellent written and oral communications skills including previous public speaking/training facilitation.
* Experience with patient safety aspects of healthcare accreditation (TJC or AAAHC) is preferable.
* Experience with health record systems preferable.
* Experience with Root Cause Analysis and Proactive Risk Assessment Tools is preferable.
* Some travel is required.
All candidates that are extended a job interview for this position will be asked to take an online computer skills assessment in Excel and PowerPoint. Synensys conducts background checks and a pre-employment drug test on all candidates who receive a written offer of employment.
Synensys is committed to providing its employees with a work environment that is free of unlawful discrimination on the basis of any legally protected status.
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