Patient Safety & Risk Manager

Quality / Risk Management

Could you be our next Patient Safety Specialist? Why work as a Patient Safety Specialist? In your role as a Patient Safety Specialist, you will have a key role in Patient Safety initiatives and in promoting a culture that emphasizes safety in all aspects of our operations. Key responsibilities include risk identification and risk assessment, investigation, evaluation, education, and avoidance / control strategies. If you have a strong background in the broad scope of healthcare regulatory compliance and healthcare safety principles, then we invite you to consider a career as a Patient Safety Specialist.

Develop and grow your career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based on your Full or Part Time status.

Get involved! You will identify problems and work cooperatively to develop and implement solutions throughout the system. Use your teamwork and collaboration skills to work with other Risk-related functions such as Safety, Workers' Compensation, Claims and Education to develop and implement proactive risk management, patient safety, and loss prevention strategies and techniques.

Join the team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose : providing superior service and care.

Position-specific benefits include : You are eligible for up to 240 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position : Patient Safety Specialist

Shift : 3x 8hr shifts : days

Experience : 1. Minimum of three years healthcare experience in an acute care hospital required. 2. Minimum of three years Risk Management experience in a healthcare setting preferred. 3. Education and / or teaching experience optimal. 4. Familiarity with and ability to work with databases, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, communication, and internet applications required. 5. Knowledge of all phases of patient care, hospital policies, procedures and healthcare laws generally acquired through education and / or experience. 6. Familiarity with The Joint Commission standards and DOH, COPs, OSHA Regulations.

Education : 1. Bachelors' degree in a healthcare-related field required. 2. BSN preferred.

Licensures / Certifications : 1. Current Pennsylvania clinical licensure preferred. 2. Certification in Healthcare Risk Management preferred. 3. Certification in Patient Safety preferred.