Patient Safety Specialist
| Company | Corewell Health |
|---|---|
| Location | Grand Rapids, MI, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Required Associate’s Degree in Healthcare, Business, or related field
- 2 years of relevant experience in Quality, Safety, Process Improvement
- CRT- Just Culture Training within 1 year after hire required
Responsibilities
- Supports and drives improvement activities for accountable areas based on organizational priorities (project management, measurable deliverables, milestones, and data informed strategy)
- Serves as a liaison between various departments across the Corewell Health System. Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a change agent to key stakeholders. Also ensures continuity and coordination of services with appropriate utilization of resources. Responsible for stakeholder management across collaboration within dept and organizational resources.
- Drives continuous assessment and improvements using appropriate tools and methodology within the business, assists stakeholders and process owners in prioritizing improvement opportunities.
- Partners with teams in driving improvement and change using the drivers of reliability.
- Provides local level coaching and mentoring teams on the use of High Reliability Universal Skills.
- Utilizes High Reliability Cause Solving Principles to find and fix system issues.
- Reinforces the use of high reliability leadership methods.
- Uses safety data to improve outcomes and drive down patient harm.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Healthcare, Business, or related field
- 1 year of relevant experience with participation on improvement initiatives