Nurse (Patient Safety)

Patient Safety Program Manager

Develop, plan, coordinate, implement, and manage the Patient Safety Program.

Maintain the patient safety database.

Advise and forward to Risk Management those incidents requiring standard of care determinations or potential compensable events (PCEs) and make recommendations on further action if needed.

Provide expertise and guidance to staff members in the areas of risk assessment, prospective risk analysis, aggregate analysis, root cause analysis, and development and evaluation of action plans.

Work with the governing board to formulate new policies and procedures specific to patient safety.

Work with risk manager in identifying, investigating, compiling information, and reporting sentinel events.