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Manager, Patient Safety
Shift
Full time 8:00am-5pm
Pay Range
$153,628.80 to $245,793.60
Job ID
29583
Location
Santa Clarita, 91355
Apply at Website
Job Description
The Manager of Patient Safety is appointed as the hospital’s Patient Safety Officer and is responsible for the overall administration, leadership and management of the Patient Safety Programs.
This role develops, supports and implements all components of the patient safety plan across the hospital and outpatient clinics. This role is responsible for adopting patient safety science in promoting and facilitating a culture of safety across all levels of the organization with the ultimate goal of reducing medical errors and adverse events.
This role manages the incident reporting system and reporting to external and regulatory agencies as appropriate. This role provides management support to employees and medical staff members and works collaboratively to successfully implement effective patient safety strategies.
Qualifications
Licensure and Certification:
Be a part of the team at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, the healthcare leader in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Manager, Patient Safety
Shift
Full time 8:00am-5pm
Pay Range
$153,628.80 to $245,793.60
Job ID
29583
Location
Santa Clarita, 91355
Apply at Website
Job Description
The Manager of Patient Safety is appointed as the hospital’s Patient Safety Officer and is responsible for the overall administration, leadership and management of the Patient Safety Programs.
This role develops, supports and implements all components of the patient safety plan across the hospital and outpatient clinics. This role is responsible for adopting patient safety science in promoting and facilitating a culture of safety across all levels of the organization with the ultimate goal of reducing medical errors and adverse events.
This role manages the incident reporting system and reporting to external and regulatory agencies as appropriate. This role provides management support to employees and medical staff members and works collaboratively to successfully implement effective patient safety strategies.
Qualifications
Licensure and Certification:
- Current California Clinical License (RN, PharmD, or Healthcare related field)
- Certificate Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) within two (2) years of employment is required.
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) may be accepted but will require CPPS within first 2 years of hire
- Advanced Graduate level degree; such as MPH, MHA, MBA, MSN, or PharmD preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration, Nursing, or related field required
- Minimum three (3) years’ experience in any of the following: Quality, Performance Improvement, Infection Prevention, Risk Management, Medication Safety and/or Patient Safety required
- Minimum four (4) years acute care hospital experience required
- Management/supervisory experience preferred
- Hospital-wide experience with Accreditation standards, CMS, and regulatory standards including Title 22 regulations
Be a part of the team at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, the healthcare leader in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Salary : $153,629 - $245,794