Clinical Project Manager (RN required)

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Work Shift: Day Shift Time Type: Full time Department: CC017665 Clinical Risk and Patient Safety Summary: Medication Safety department - RN license, Bachelor's degree & 2 yrs of relevant exp required - Mon-Fri days Additional Information: Working alongside the Medication Safety Officer, this role is responsible for implementing the medication safety plan for the system along with conducting daily safety event investigations. The medication use process is complex with multiple phases. This position will be primarily responsible for work around the safe administration of medications and monitoring. Primarily responsibilities would be conducting investigations, documenting findings, tracking and trending various safety metrics and coordinating medication safety workflow improvement projects. Medication Safety department RN license, Bachelor's degree & 2 yrs of relevant exp required 40 hours/week - Mon-Fri days during normal business hours Strong data analytic experience & interpersonal skills strongly preferred This role will participate in tracking & researching patient safety events Required Education: Bachelor's Degree Recommended Education: Master's Degree Required Work Experience: Related Field - 2 years of experience Recommended Work Experience: Required Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) license - Arkansas or Compact State Recommended Certifications: Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) - National Association for Health Quality (NAHQ) Description 1. Consults with department leadership to identify key projects or improvement activities that will provide key benefits to patients, families and the organization. 2. Coordinates project teams throughout the project life cycle including prioritizing among other initiatives, allocating resources, providing project updates to hospital committees and holding the team accountable. 3. Provides guidance and technical proficiency to project team to obtain positive results in the form of improved processes. 4. Ensures team creates team charter, tracks deliverables, creates timeline, identifies project members and provides guidance on resource requirements. 5. Establishes and monitors performance measures, quantitative data and feedback on key responsibilities, as well as measures of success for each improvement activity. 6. Analyzes data to support projects. 7. Develops and facilitates education/training courses to provide guidance and transfer knowledge to others in the organization in tools, techniques, and methodologies of process improvement. 8. Performs other duties as assigned. Arkansas Children’s is the only hospital system in the state dedicated to caring for children, which enables us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas. Arkansas Children’s is driven by four core values—safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence—which inform every action. Arkansas Children’s Hospital has received Magnet Status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), for nursing excellence and patient outcomes. And we are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology. For more than a century, Arkansas Children’s has met the unique needs of children. But we’re more than just a hospital treating sick kids—our services include two hospitals, a pediatric research institute, foundation, clinics, education and outreach, all with an unyielding commitment to making children better today and healthier tomorrow. Arkansas Children’s Little Rock campus includes a 336-bed hospital with the state’s only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, as well as a nationally-recognized transport service. And Arkansas Children’s Northwest provides inpatient and emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state. “Arkansas Children’s is a place of hope and comfort for children and parents. When you are at children’s, you are part of an elite team united with a common goal of saving children and making their lives better.” Michael – Business Operations Manager “Arkansas Children’s Hospital is a prestigious institution that cares for children.” Linda – Information Systems Analyst “We are an organization of care, love, and hope while we champion children.” Angela – Parking and Fleet Coordinator “Care, love, and hope for children!” Kathy – Administrative Assistant “When I think of my time here at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, I can honestly say that it has given me a unique perspective on the human condition, and the various roles that we all have in patient care. As a supply assistant, I have a very important job ensuring that the doctors and nurses have what they need to provide the world class medical care to the Children of Arkansas and surrounding states. Being a Champion for Children is more than a catch phrase, it is a way of life!” Nick – Supply Assistant