Patient Safety Specialist jobs in the United States

Minimum Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Healthcare related field
• Three (3) – (5) years of clinical experience 

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Valid, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Michigan.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Passion for patient safety
• Demonstrates project management and critical thinking skills, with the ability to lead / provoke the thinking of administrators and medical leaders by articulating opportunities and being a change agent for the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic, negotiation and customer service skills with an ability to deal with conflict and people who are upset by provide a calming influence in difficult situations.
• Ability to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making using information technology; demonstrates analytical problem solving ability including the ability to perform statistical and trend analysis.
• Ability to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making using information technology; demonstrates analytical problem solving ability including the ability to perform statistical and trend analysis.
• Ability to be flexible and function effectively within a team-based environment.
• Ability to analytically interpret policies, procedures, and regulations for application to system quality, risk, and safety issues.
• Computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, electronic mail and internet navigation software.
  Improvement methodology, concepts, education and implementation
• Multidisciplinary process improvement experience as a team leader or project facilitator at business unit or System level, and experience designing and implementing process improvements at the business unit or System level to facilitate compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory bodies.
• Good presentation skills including solid oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personalities and departments, including members of the medical staff.
• Meets or exceeds HFHS Team Member Standards of Excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Related work experience with healthcare risk management with a focus on patient safety, risk management or quality improvement.
• Experience and/or demonstrated understanding of root cause analysis and FMEA analysis.
• Juris Doctorate (JD) with admittance to the Bar in the State of Michigan.
• Master's Degree in healthcare related field.

• Organization: Henry Ford Allegiance Hospital
• Department: Patient Safety Advocacy Servic