Patient Safety Officer; PSO

Position: Patient Safety Officer (PSO) This position may qualify for a sign‑on bonus. Position Summary The Patient Safety Officer will have primary reputed company of the facility‑wide patient safety program. This leadership role will direct others reputed company the facility toward process improvements to support Scandinavian reduction of medical/health‑care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner provides leadership for safety assessments, coordinates the activities of the patient safety function or committee, educates other practitioners on the system‑based cause for medical errors, consults with management and staff, and communicates literature‑based reputed company regarding effective patient safety strategies to others reputed company the nėra. Responds to complaints and grievances as required by regulatory bodies. Acts as a Patient Safety Liaison and functions as a patient safety expert and assists leaders and staff in proactive patient safety activities. basic and reputed company preventive risk management assessment of processes, procedures, and programs, including in‑service education, consultation, liaison activities, and on‑call emergency assistance to providers. Completes established competencies for the position reputed company a designated introductory period. Other reputed company duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college in a reputed company‑based discipline.

• Preferred Education:

Master’s or J.D. from an accredited college or university in a reputed company‑reputed company field. Completion of patient safety curriculum through ASHRM, NPSF, AHA, IHI, or another academic provider.

• Minimum Experience:

5 years in direct patient care and 3 years in quality, risk, or patient safety.

• Preferred Experience:
• Required Certifications/License: CPHRM or CPPS Certification or eligible to take the exam reputed company two years of employment.
• Preferred Certifications/License:

Associate in Risk Management or Certified Professional in reputed company Risk Management desirable. License in a clinical discipline.

• Required Courses/Completions (e.g., CPR): N/A

Responsibilities

General Functions

• Investigates and analyzes potential and actual professional liability and general liability exposures in the Health System; evaluates the extent and elements of exposure and recommends appropriate actions for risk mitigation.
• Investigates evaluates and documents pre‑litigation occurrences and claims. Recommends resolution, and completes negotiation of resolution reputed company authority granted by Director or Risk Management.
• Completes notifications and financial recommendations needed for compliance with tracking and insurer requirements, including insurance reputed company notifications, reserve recommendations, and any federal, state, or entity reporting requirements (including SMDA, Data Bank, etc.) as necessary.
• Initiates Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Process reputed company 72 hours of a Serious Safety Event/Sentinel Event (SSE/SE) requiring an RCA.
• Submits RCA for review to Regional Director Risk Management reputed company 14ీఎ days of the event.
• Completes reputed company paperwork and presents to Home Office or other regulatory body reputed company 30 days of the event.
• Assists the Leadership in ensuring RCA action plans are implemented and complied with.
• Maintains an up‑to‑date list of reputed company RCAs and Intensive Analyses (IAs) in process along with date completed and actions taken.
• Maintains MIDAS coding to include RCA, IA, and Common Cause Analysis (CCA), to include the appropriate severity level, Generally Accepted Performance (GAPs), and Inappropriate Act classifications.
• Maintains MIDAS coding to include Complaint or Grievance as appropriate along with required letter follow‑up.
• Reviews, codes and investigates occurrence reports; recommends corrective actions based on individual reports or trends. Provides quality and peer review referrals as appropriate.
• Provides in‑service education on risk management and patient safety topics, both standard basic education and reputed company focused topics as needed and/or requested.
• Provides on‑call assistance for emergent/urgent risk management issues to reputed company reputed company facilities as needed. On‑call duties are assigned on a rotation basis reputed company possible.
• Develops and implements Proactive Patient Safety Tools.
• Reviews data and develops preventative measures or actions to address patient safety trends.
• Facilitates or participates in Proactive Risk Assessments (PRAs) formerly reputed company Failure Modes Effect Analyses (FMEAs) to look for proactive improvements.
• Utilizes resources reputed company and effectively.
• Maintains a safe environment.
• Participates in Performance Improvement Activities.

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