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Manager Patient Safety

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Winston Salem, NC
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Healthcare Safety, Quality, Or Related Certification, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Manager Patient Safety provides regional leadership and operational oversight, translating enterprise patient safety strategy, standards, priorities, and programs into consistent regional and facility-level execution. The role partners with leaders to identify and mitigate safety risks, strengthen safety culture, support event review and cause analysis, and improve patient safety processes and outcomes. The manager also leads assigned Patient Safety team members and connects enterprise strategy with local implementation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

High Reliability Organizations, requiredCause Analysis, requiredRisk Reduction, requiredRisk Management, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredFacilitation, requiredLeadership, requiredManagement, requiredOrganization, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredRelationship Building, requiredClinical Knowledge, requiredChange Management, requiredTeam Building, requiredCritical Thinking, requiredData Synthesis, requiredRisk Identification, requiredRisk Escalation, requiredMeeting Leadership, requiredPrioritization, requiredConflict Resolution, requiredChange Readiness, requiredDecision-Making, requiredProblem Solving, requiredDiplomacy, requiredSix Sigma Lean Green Belt, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, requiredMaster's in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Nursing, Informatics, Public Health, or Related, nice to have5 Years Relevant Healthcare Experience, requiredHealthcare Safety, Quality, or Related Certification, required

Full job description

What You'll Do

The Manager Patient Safety provides regional leadership and operational oversight for patient safety within an assigned region. The Manager is accountable for translating enterprise patient safety strategy, standards, priorities and programs into consistent regional and facility-level execution. This role partners with regional and facility leaders to identify and mitigate safety risks, strengthen safety culture, support event review and cause analysis, and drive measurable improvement in patient safety processes and outcomes. The Manager leads and develops assigned Patient Safety team members and serves as the primary regional connection between enterprise Patient Safety strategy and local implementation.

What We're Looking For

  • Knowledge of High Reliability Organizations (HRO), cause analysis, risk reduction strategies, and risk management principles.

  • Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and facilitation skills.

  • Demonstrated leadership, management, organizational, analytical, and relationship-building capabilities.

  • Clinical knowledge and background.

  • Understanding of change management principles.

  • Ability to build and lead effective teams.

  • Strong critical-thinking skills with a creative and self-motivated approach.

  • Ability to synthesize regional data, identify emerging and cross-facility risks, and escalate concerns through appropriate governance channels.

  • Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, required. Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Nursing, Informatics, Master’s in Public Health, or other health related field, preferred.

  • Experience: 5 Years of relevant healthcare experience, required.

  • Licensure/Certification/Registration: Certification in healthcare safety, quality, and/ or related specialty required or obtained within three years of hire; examples include, CPPS, CPHQ. Six Sigma Lean Green Belt, preferred.

  • Additional Skills Required:

  • Ability to lead meetings.

  • Prioritize multiple responsibilities.

  • Conflict resolution skills.

  • Demonstrates Competency in change readiness for the organization, being flexible as priorities change.

  • Strong organizational skills-Organizes tasks, resources and coordinates activities among multiple disciplines.

  • Effective decision-making skills-Effective analytical, problem solving and diplomacy skills.

Job Opening ID

200610

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