Children's is growing quickly and hiring a Patient Safety Project Manager to be responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining patient safety programs in collaboration with Solutions for Patient Safety.

Essential Functions/Competencies

Project Management

• Works collaboratively with project stakeholders to develop a comprehensive project plan. Project plans will include Scope, Schedule, Cost, Anticipated Outcomes, Organization and Communications, Staffing, Risk and Issue Management, and Change Management.
• Perform project planning. Create, build, and update project schedules, project charters, project plans, status reports, and work breakdown structures.
• Foresee potential barriers in projects and communicate accordingly.
• Facilitate and lead project meetings as necessary.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve desired project outcomes.
• Collect, analyze, and display data demonstrating project performance, using appropriate tools and techniques to project evaluations and assessment of results.
• Influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
• Identifies and engages key stakeholders for pathway development and serves as a liaison with other departments to ensure successful pathway implementation.

Program manager for the organization’s participation in Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS)

• Functions as a facilitator, mentor, and resource to each of the Hospital-acquired condition (HAC) workgroups throughout the organization and their liaison to SPS
• Actively participates in SPS webinars, conferences, and shares with organization as appropriate
• Oversees the collection of bundle reliability data through K-Cards and analyzes results to drive improvements
• Submit monthly HAC and culture outcomes & process data to SPS
• Maintains SPS data integrity and ensure data sources are consistent including the Quality & Patient Safety scorecard
• Co-chair of the HAC Oversight Committee preparing agendas and presentations

Coordinates system-wide patient safety initiatives and safety events

• Act as a change agent to lead, facilitate, and support staff to create and sustain a culture of high reliability to focus on elimination of preventable harm
• Supports initiatives to create a culture of patient safety using transparency of information
• Serves as a resource for employees, leadership, and medical staff for patient safety improvement initiatives
• Lead culture improvement projects such as healthcare disparities in collaboration with SPS
• Incorporates evidence-based practices into all patient safety initiatives including establishment of bundles and checklists
• Conducts safety rounds to inquire about safety concerns with the front-line staff
• Educate hospital and medical staff on patient safety and error prevention
• Function as project manager for patient safety work guided by SPS in the Ambulatory setting
• Review and analyze safety events from RLDatix and participate in weekly huddle and Daily Safety Brief

• Strong clinical knowledge and background
• Knowledge of the basic principles of performance improvement
• Knowledge of methods and mechanisms of using data to evaluate safety and performance
• Knowledge of the relationship between variation and outcome
• Knowledge of content expert in safety science and performance improvement concepts
• Knowledge of computer programs including word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, presentations
• Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong presenter/educator skills
• Team building and team leading skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Strong facilitator skills
• Must demonstrate positive interpersonal relationship skills with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings
• Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
• Perform a variety of tasks
• Expertise as a change agent
• Experience with change management
• Skills in negotiation, problem solving, educational, and quality improvement strategies are necessary
• Should be a creative, flexible, risk taker
• Able to do strategic planning and project management

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or healthcare related field from an accredited college or university required, master’s degree preferred
• Minimum three years clinical experience required, preferably in pediatrics
• Minimum three years of experience in healthcare-related performance/process improvement required

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

• Certification in Patient Safety preferred, required within 2 years
• Six Sigma Green required within 2 years, or equivalent
• Current and valid Nebraska RN license/RN Compact license required if position filled by a nurse

EOE/Vets/Disabled

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