We at Fairview Health Services are looking for a dedicated Patient Safety Coordinator to join our team! The Patient Safety Coordinator is an integral part of the Patient Safety team. This role will provide support in various ways such as providing assistance with daily patient safety event review, communication, triage, etc. This position acts as support and resource on behalf of the department, including event timeline investigation work-ups with patient safety consultants, meeting support, action plan tracking and event follow up.

This position is eligible for benefits. We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, vacation/sick time, 403(b) plan, tuition reimbursement and more! Please follow the link here to learn more information: Fairview Benefits

Schedule: This position will be working 0.60 FTE (48 hours every two weeks). Preference for 5 days a week 4-5 hours to equal 48 hours every two weeks.

• Daily event review/triage.
• Support daily safety call act as scribe and connect with participants regarding their follow-up actions; supervising attendance and presenting to leaders. Supervising progress of issue closure and escalating concerns when appropriate.
• Assist patient safety team with presenting to providers and leadership regarding patient safety events. Partner with the patient safety consultants to ensure standard work processes are followed and appropriate teams are aware of status of patient safety events.
• Assist patient safety department with maintaining appropriate documentation about status of patient safety events following standard workflows.
• Build event timelines, conduct EMR (Epic) chart reviews to collect relevant chart information to assist patient safety team with event investigations.
• Supporting event investigations, structured reviews and Root Cause Analysis
• Data maintenance of event logs on a daily basis.
• Support Director and patient safety team with management of the Patient Safety Committee.

Required

• Associate degree in healthcare, general arts, business, or psychology
• 1-2 years of experience in an administrative position or other position in a healthcare setting

Preferred

Education:

• BA and/or BS: healthcare, general arts, business, or psychology
• 2-3 years of experience in an acute hospital setting and/or quality or patient safety work

Additional Requirements (must be acquired or completed within a period of time) :

Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, EPIC. Self-directed and critical thinking skills. Excellent Customer Service skills.