Patient Safety Coordinator

Carle Health
United States, Illinois, Peoria
Nov 16, 2024
Position Summary: The Patient Safety Coordinator is primarily responsible for analyzing reported incident information, providing feedback to members and assisting them in identifying and addressing areas of improvement. Serves as a member resource on quality and patient safety matters. Assists members in the development of their patient safety evaluation systems. Develops and presents reports, educational, and resource materials. Qualifications: EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in Nursing CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Illinois upon hire and Basic Certificate in Quality & Safety (IHI) within 2 years. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Three (3) years of Nursing experience Essential Functions: Reviews incoming reports of events and near misses to identify patterns, trends, potential system lessons, as well as to determine whether immediate follow-up is required with reporting personnel or departments. Reviews and analyzes aggregate data to determine need for patient safety initiatives or recommendations to stakeholders. Assists with facilitation of RCA and ACA processes. Provide direct support to the Patient Safety Officer related to data analysis, research, facility communication and/or other support services as requested. Conducts reviews of anonymous reports from healthcare workers as needed. Develops training materials and supports patient safety educational sessions as necessary. Serves on organization committees as assigned Serves on the Patient Safety related committees (such as, Risk/Quality, Hospital Quality, others) Assist with educational programs regarding principles of quality, safety and performance improvement. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. \| For more information: human.resources@carle.com. Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.