Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.
Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.
The listed minimum pay reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).
Minimum Pay:
$94,556.80
Position Overview
SUMMARY (Basic Purpose of the Job)
Manages a staff responsible for developing and implementing patient safety program that focuses on high reliability and Just Culture. Participates in developing the strategic roadmap for patient safety, and collaborates with director and clinical/ medical leaders to provide leadership in the culture of patient safety identifying opportunities and strategies for patient safety. Serves as an advocate for patient safety by leading high reliability programs that focus on Just Culture to reduce patient risk and promote systems that foster a culture of proactive patient safety. Analyzes detailed patient-related errors and conducts analysis for management detailing the cause of the error. Recommends changes, policies, or programs that could mitigate and/ or prevent future errors. Provides feedback to clinicians, assisting them in identifying and addressing areas of improvement to promote patient safety. Attends presentations and training programs meant to increase awareness of patient safety initiatives.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor's degree. Graduated from accredited school of nursing. Master’s Degree preferred.
Experience: Five years Quality Management, Safety, Risk Management or education experience in acute care environment.
Other Credentials: Registered Nurse - NJ
Knowledge and Skills: Possesses excellent organizational, interpersonal, conflict resolution, and verbal presentation skills. Self-starter with ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and initiatives and to provide anticipated outcomes in a fast paced environment. Demonstrates ability to foster teamwork and bring together diverse groups in a collaborative and effective manner. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to develop and present reports and educational materials. Ability to work with all levels of leadership. Demonstrates tact and diplomacy in situations of conflict and controversy. Strong computer skills required. MS Office (Work, Excel, Power Point). Data analysis and quality experience. Knowledge in lean, six sigma or other process improvement techniques desired.
Special Training :Certification in specialty area preferred. (CPHQ, PSC)
Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities:
Usual Work Day:8 Hours
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assists the director with the supervision and coordination of patient safety staff in facilitating patient safety in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Assumes the responsibility for overall daily operations of the patient safety program.
- Develops and maintains patient safety dashboard to reflect the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Ensures that all safety events are reviewed and the necessary follow up is deployed.
- Analyzes, tracks and trends the safety event data to develop appropriate action plans and risk modification strategies.
- Oversees the process of triage investigation and root cause analyses in response to close calls, safety events unexpected occurrences which may or may not have caused harm.
- Manages submissions to and relationships with the New Jersey Patient Safety Initiative.
- Produces and submits patient safety reports as requested by administration, clinical departments, or committees using available information systems and databases.
- Oversees or conducts statistical analysis, interpretation, and monitoring of patient safety data.
- Establishes and supports organizational multidisciplinary and unit-based teams for patient safety teams.
- Serves as patient safety resource by collaborating with personnel and departments involved in patient safety activities.
- Demonstrates and applies knowledge of patient safety, just culture and high reliability in providing project support and data collection assistance for the improvement of safety culture.
- Ensures and monitors compliance with the national patient safety goals, results of the patient safety culture survey, reviews and monitors actions from safety events.
- Ensures that a proactive risk assessment on at least one high risk safety process is conducted annually using failure mode and effects analysis.
- Establishes policies, procedures, and standards to meet and ensure patient safety outcomes in a safe, productive and cost-effective manner.
- Collaborates with director in preparation and control of annual budget.
- Maintains accurate and complete individual staff competencies and performance records. Coordinates the hospital education plan for patient safety.
- Integrates knowledge of external standards including TJC and other state and federal regulations pertaining to patient safety. Conducts research and promotes implementation of evidenced based guidelines.
- Attends in-service training sessions and seminars to maintain and improve knowledge of performance improvement techniques.
- Conducts employee orientation that includes current patient safety and PI expectations, strategies and initiatives.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
Frequent physical demands include: Wrist position deviation , Keyboard use/repetitive motion
Occasional physical demands include: Sitting , Standing , Walking , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Pinching/fine motor activities
Continuous physical demands include:
Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs.
Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Minimal Color Discrimination, Minimal Depth Perception, Minimal Hearing
Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks Include the following: N/A
Offers are contingent upon successful completion of our onboarding process and pre-employment physical. Capital Health will require all applicants to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with the exception of individuals with medical and religious exemptions.
"Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during application phase. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft."
For benefit eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, we provide a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, robust PTO plan, overtime to eligible roles, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
The pay rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered including, but not limited to location, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, market data, and internal equity. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.
The salary applies specifically to the position being advertised and does not include potential bonuses, incentive compensation, differential pay or other forms of compensation, compensation allowance, or benefits health or welfare. Actual total compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant criteria.
