Patient Safety Manager

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Department:
Quality Management

The Patient Safety Manager is a pivotal role in advancing a culture of safety and excellence within the hospital.

Responsible for the designs/redesigns, implementation and evaluation of the Salinas Valley Heath Medical Center's Patient Safety Program.

This position focuses on implementing Just Culture principles, promoting High Reliability Organization practices, and managing patient safety incidents and follow up action plans, and ensuring compliance with CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure requirements.

The Patient Safety Manager collaborates across departments to proactively identify processes that need improvement, implement corrective actions, and foster an environment where safety is a shared priority.

The Patient Safety Manager is responsible for the direction and leadership of the culture of safety and delivery of safe and highly reliable care at Salinas Valley Health Medical Center.

Responsible for the Patient Safety Program in collaboration with the Patient Safety Officer.

The manager reports to the Director of Quality and Patient Safety and works closely with the SVHMC stakeholders and leadership.

1.

Just Culture and High Reliability Practices


* Lead the sustainment of a Just Culture framework to promote transparency, accountability, and learning from incidents.


* Support leadership and staff in integrating High Reliability Organization principles into daily operations to enhance system safety and reliability.


* Develop and deliver educational programs to promote safety awareness and Just Culture principles across all levels of the organization.


* Designs/redesigns, implements, evaluates and collaboratively maintains the Salinas Valley Heath Medical Center's Patient Safety Program

2.

Patient Safety Data and Patient Safety Incident Management


* Oversee the reporting, investigation, and resolution of patient safety incidents using the RLDatix system.


* Conduct safety incident debriefs, root cause analyses and action planning (RCA2) and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) to identify contributing factors and implement corrective action plans.

Ensures that success measures are implemented, tracked and sustained in collaboration with unit and department leaders.


* Monitor trends and develop actionable insights from incident data to mitigate risks and improve outcomes.


* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely and effective response to adverse events.

3.

CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Compliance


* Ensure hospital compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Patient Safety Structural Measure requirements.


* Coordinate data collection, analysis, and reporting to demonstrate performance in patient safety domains.


* Partner with Quality Improvement ...