| Patient Safety Program Managers Flex HR, Inc. has partnered with a patient safety management and training company that specializes in team performance for civilian and military healthcare organizations. SUMMARY: Directs the establishment and operations of the Military Health System Patient Safety Program (MHS PSP) and works closely with Military Treatment Facility (MTF) leadership to promote a culture of safety throughout the MTF. Additionally, responsibilities will include but are not limited to: - Plan, develop, implement and coordinate Patient Safety (PS) functions in accordance with Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) directives
- Serve as PS resource and confer with personnel at all levels to develop and direct the program
- Conduct annual appraisal of the adequacy of organization-wide PS activities and policies
- Collaborate with other functions on items related to risk identification, assessment and control
- Ensure all events are reported according to Air Force and DoD instructions
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on patient safety events.
- Collect, analyze and display data from facility event reviews, RCAs and other sources
- Collaborate with facility Risk Manager in managing adverse event reporting and risk assessment at all levels of patient care
- Collaborate with facility Process Improvement Manager on the use of analytical tools
- Develop, coordinate and present ongoing PS facility-wide education in the form of new employee orientation, annual recurrent training, in-service training to all personnel and one-on-one consultations as necessary to include risk identification, assessment and control principles and practices
- Maintain expertise in proactive approaches to enhance and sustain Patient Safety
- Manage the integration of the DoD healthcare team coordination into the organization
- Recommend and aid implementation of process improvements leading to the formulation of policies to affect safer care.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration or equivalent clinical health care degree.
- Familiarity with Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and The Joint Commission as well as other related civilian accreditation of healthcare organization programs and MHS inspections
- Knowledge and experience with RCA and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
- Proficiency in Microsoft suite of tools to include Access, Excel, Visual Basic and SQL with experience in relational databases and visual report design tools
- Ability to multi-task with attention to detail
- Effective written and oral communication, public speaking and interpersonal relationships
- Military healthcare experience a plus
We offer competitive salary and benefits. Candidates interested may inquire about these openings by email: tmonday@flexhr.com We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/H/V) |