Patient Safety Specialist

Patient Safety Specialists are experts at facilitating clinical system analyses to understand what happened, what should happen, and how we can improve. The small but mighty team of safety specialists helps Regions empower all to courageously create a safer environment and care process through reporting, analysis and actions that are highly reliable and mitigate the risk of harm. This role plans, implements, and manages patient safety initiatives that decrease risk of safety events based on incident reporting and issues that arise through ongoing monitoring and reporting, while facilitating process improvements that will support the reduction of medical and health care errors and other factors that contribute to adverse patient outcomes. 

This role will partner with multidisciplinary groups, including quality and performance improvement consultants and across the HealthPartners system, to advance culture of safety. If you love problem-solving, analysis, continuous improvement, and have a focus on quality, this is the team for you!

This is a hybrid remote position that will work onsite in Saint Paul monthly. This is not a fully remote position. Employees must reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota, and have a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work free from interruptions.

This role may be filled as a Patient Safety Specialist or a Senior Patient Safety Specialist.

Work Schedule:

• Monday-Friday, day shift.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Applicable current license or certification in a professional clinical field and/or patient safety/quality:
  • RN license in the State of Minnesota.
  • LRT (Respiratory Therapist) license in the State of Minnesota.
  • ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathologists) registration.
  • ARRT certification.
  • ARDMS registry.
  • CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality).
  • CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety).
• Reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota, and have a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work free from interruptions, with the ability to work onsite in Saint Paul weekly.
• Patient Safety Specialist:
  • Two years of licensed professional clinical experience in a hospital or clinic setting plus one year of healthcare experience in project management and/or quality improvement and patient safety OR master’s degree and two years of patient safety/quality improvement experience may substitute for clinical experience.
• Senior Patient Safety Specialist:
  • Five years of licensed professional clinical experience in a hospital or clinic setting plus three years of healthcare experience in project management and/or quality improvement and patient safety OR master’s degree and three years of patient safety/quality improvement experience may substitute for clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a healthcare-related field.
• Experience in project management in healthcare operations.
• Experience working with physicians, leaders, and staff.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in projects.
• Experience with regulatory requirements (CMS, TJC, MDH) and/or safety/risk/quality management.
• Working knowledge of the principles and science of patient safety, human factors analysis, systems design, and process measurement.
• CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) certification.
• ASQ (American Society for Quality) certification.
• PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) experience.
• CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety) certification.

Additional Information:

This is a non-union 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) day shift position. The full salary ranges, based on experience and internal equity, are $75,649.60-$117,270.40 annually for the Patient Safety Specialist position and $84,760-$131,372.80 annually for the Senior Patient Safety Specialist position. This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is eligible for benefits. Our benefits include medical and dental insurance (which begin on day one of employment), 401k with match, disability insurance, fertility benefits, tuition reimbursement, educational reimbursement toward continuing education, and we are a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. We offer an onsite employee fitness center and an onsite employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need, and have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions is also proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.

At HealthPartners we believe in the power of good – good deeds and good people working together. As part of our team, you’ll find an inclusive environment that encourages new ways of thinking, celebrates differences, and recognizes hard work.
We’re a nonprofit, integrated health care organization, providing health insurance in six states and high-quality care at more than 90 locations, including hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together research and education through HealthPartners Institute, training medical professionals across the region and conducting innovative research that improve lives around the world.
At HealthPartners, everyone is welcome, included and valued. We’re working together to increase diversity and inclusion in our workplace, advance health equity in care and coverage, and partner with the community as advocates for change.
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