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Purpose:

Joining our hospital as a Patient Safety Specialist means becoming a champion for quality care and making a direct impact on the lives of patients every day. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with dedicated healthcare teams, lead meaningful safety initiatives, and shape a culture where patient well-being is the top priority. It's a chance to grow professionally while knowing your work truly saves lives and improves outcomes.

Responsibilities:

+ Deliver ongoing patient safety education, both formal and informal, to hospital staff across all departments.

+ Investigate patient safety risks through rounds, chart reviews, interviews, inspections, and other methods.

+ Ensure compliance with the hospital's Patient Safety Plan, objectives, and national patient safety goals.

+ Monitor and implement regulatory requirements from federal and state agencies related to patient safety.

+ Review safety occurrences with physicians, managers, and department heads, identify trends, and recommend actions.

+ Maintain investigative, claim, and legal files with strict confidentiality; assist legal counsel during litigation.

+ Communicate significant safety events and potential claims promptly through established reporting mechanisms.

+ Contribute to hospital-wide performance improvement by gathering and analyzing data in collaboration with peers.

+ Participate in the on-call rotation to remain informed of patient safety incidents as they occur.

+ Act as a role model to promote and sustain a strong culture of patient safety throughout the organization.

Schedule: This position will primarily work Monday-Friday, 7AM-3:30PM. There may be some required on-call needed. You will need to be able to travel to the UPMC Washington facility about 2-3 per week.

+ Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related healthcare area required.

+ 5 years of Clinical experience OR experience in risk, liability or loss control at the organizational level is required.

+ Bachelor's degree in Nursing in preferred.

+ Ability to work with a variety of Microsoft office software systems.

+ Analytical ability to prepare, review and present statistical data.

+ Interpersonal skills to work with management and physicians, and all levels of staff.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Certification in Quality Management from Health Care Quality Council Management preferred

+ Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran