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Patient Safety Coordinator

Job Details

Onslow Memorial Hospital - Jacksonville, NC
Full Time 1.0
Day
QA - Quality Control

Description

This position has primary responsibility for supporting the Patient Safety Office with implementation of the organization’s Patient Safety Program and advancement of our safety culture. This position works in direct partnership with physicians, nurses, and other clinical and non-clinical leaders, to assess and understand the internal and external patient safety landscape.

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

  • Requires Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, or other healthcare related field.
  • If Bachelor's degree is in a non-nursing field, then an Associates of Science degree is Nursing is required.
  • Current certifications in profession/specialty preferred but not required.
  • Successful testing to earn National Patient Safety Foundation certification as a Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS) required within 2 years of hire.
  • Completion of IHI open school patient safety curriculum within one year of hire.
  • Current North Carolina RN License.
  • BLS upon hire

Experience:

  • Minimum of 5 years of clinical healthcare experience.
  • Experience in leading teams, facilitation, interdisciplinary team building, process improvement, and data management.
  • Must have a strong critical thinking skills, communication skills (including writing) and be able to develop collaborative relationships with others.

 

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