Serves as a lead or a resource on patient safety operational activities, projects, and initiatives. Leads or participates on projects of large scope and/or significant complexity or risk. Has clinical licensure to provide expertise on events.
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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a healthcare-related profession including nursing, public health, healthcare administration, or other relevant field.
• Minimum four years’ related experience.
• Strong skills in data analysis, project management, facilitating group work, and working in a hospital environment with systems improvement.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical improvement issues and patient safety methodologies, tools, regulatory requirements, and policies.
• Strong knowledge of various clinical and business software packages and of the specialized applications and data management programs used in patient safety and quality improvement systems.
• Experience with a variety of methods and skills for adverse event monitoring and remediation including root cause analysis, and failure mode effect analysis
• Strong project management skills and the ability to effectively manage time, organize competing priorities, address complex issues as they arise, and see projects through to completion on schedule.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating effectively with a broad range of clinical and technical staff, representatives of external regulatory agencies, and mentoring staff.
• Proven ability to effectively convey complex clinical, technical, and educational information both verbally and in writing, and to produce high-quality reports, documentation, and presentations.

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a healthcare-related profession including nursing, public health, healthcare administration, or other relevant field.
• Licensed clinician in the State of California
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
• Lean/Six Sigma
• Experience with electronic health records, including CPOE, decision support, and clinical documentation
• Experience in a large multi-facility health system/ academic institution
• Experience in Perioperative Services / Operating Room