Overview
Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Doctors Medical Center of Modesto hospital, were seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.
At Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Job Summary
Job Type: Full Time
Job Shift: Days
Holiday Rotation:
Department: Quality Risk Management
The Patient Safety Manager will have primary oversight of the facility-wide patient safety program. This leadership role will direct others within the facility towards process improvements to support the reduction of medical/health care errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. This practitioner provides leadership for safety assessments, coordinates the activities of the patient safety function or committee, educates other practitioners on the system-based cause for medical errors, consults with management and staff, and communicates literature-based ideas regarding effective patient safety strategies to others within the organization.
Responsibilities
Investigates patient safety issues within the organization; leads or facilitates Root Cause Analysis, Focused Reviews, and Intense Analysis; Ensure timely identification of trends and implementation of corrective and preventive actions. Maintains compliance with audits and monitoring as defined in action plans; Reviews and closes all Safety Events reported in the event reporting system, Verifies all Safety Events are routed to the appropriate department leaders for review; notifies Risk Management of potential risk issues; Lead initiatives focused on high reliability, zero harm, and culture of safety.
Qualifications
Education:
Required: Bachelor's degree in a patient care related field.
Experience:
Required: 5+ years of combined experience in clinical practice and progressive healthcare leadership experience
Preferred: 2 years of experience in Patient Safety, Quality, Risk Management, or healthcare operations.
Certification:
Required: CPPS Certification or eligible to take the exam within one year of employment
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Organization Description
Doctors Medical Center (DMC), part of the Central Valley Doctors Health System, is the largest full-care hospital between Stockton and Fresno, and from the Sierras to the San Francisco Bay Area, with a 394-bed general acute care and a 67-bed inpatient psychiatric capacity. DMC is known for providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and emergency care. Doctors Medical Center offers a wide range of services including cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, emergency and trauma services, minimally-invasive and robotic surgery, women and childrens services, medical/surgical, behavioral health, oncology and critical/intensive care. Join our team!
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