Patient Safety Specialist - F/T - Days

Patient Safety Specialist - F/T - Days

Req ID: 146606

Location: Orange, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Quality & Patient Safety

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $97,000.00/Yr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $182,200.00/Yr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The Patient Safety Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of patients across the UCI care continuum. The Patient Safety Specialist supports the management of a comprehensive patient safety program, including causal analysis, incident report management, safety rounds, and organizational safety training. The Patient Safety Specialist will work with Quality, Patient Safety and Transformation leadership, clinical and medical leadership in analyzing the human, organizational, and system factors contributing to adverse events and work with them to identify and implement risk reduction strategies that promote patient safety. The Specialist manages collection, processing, documentation, and follow-up on adverse events, including performing daily surveillance and causal analysis of complex patient safety incidents, adverse events, errors, and areas of noncompliance. The Specialist operates with a high degree of autonomy.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of patient safety principles, regulatory guidelines, and best practices
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders and drive change
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, analyze data, and implement evidence-based interventions
• Proven ability to conduct root cause analysis and utilize other risk assessment tools and methodologies.
• Knowledgeable about patient safety reporting systems and adverse event management.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulatory standards (e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS) and their impact on patient safety
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage others in patient safety initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a climate of trust and inspire commitment from others to cultivate a culture of safety
• Consistently interacts with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, cooperation and problem solving
• Bachelor's Degree in healthcare administration, public health, nursing or other relevant field
• Ability to communicate with front line staff and senior leadership in an effective and psychologically safe manner.
• 3+ years of experience in patient safety within a healthcare setting or 5 years clinical experience with 1 year in patient safety within a healthcare setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Related Field
• Certification in patient safety, risk management, or quality improvement (e.g., Certified Professional in Patient Safety) is highly preferred.

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.