Safety Management Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

The Safety Management Coordinator has ownership of the organizational Event Management & Safety Program which supports the Quality Management System at Augusta Health. The position is responsible for supporting a culture of safety through the management of the electronic event reporting system. Expect role to respond timely to patient and staff safety events and support proactive safety management through safety rounding, education, and collaboration across the organization. Acts as a facilitator upon scheduling debriefs, case reviews, performs causal analyses and root cause analyses. Must aggregate, present, and explain relevant trends, data, and outcomes to a variety of audiences. As a key component of the Quality Management System, event reporting is the foundation of a highly reliable organization supporting culture of safety through promotion of psychological safety, a learning environment, and Just and Fair Culture methodology. Administers, analyzes, and facilitates improvement efforts for Culture of Safety Surveys. Works on various initiatives across the organization to support patient safety and quality outcomes through risk identification and mitigation. Works closely with Risk Management, Department Directors, Clinical Coordinators, and other health care professionals.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related field.
• Two (2) years or more healthcare experience; One (1) year or more in risk management, or patient safety.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.
• CPHQ, RIMS-CRMP, CPHRM, ERMC, and/or CPPS.

Skills:

• Demonstrated organization and communication skills. Must be able to manage processes across a complex and multi-faceted care delivery system.
• Strong computer knowledge with the ability to run reports and interpret data.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, presentation skills, collaborator, and ability to influence change without direct authority.
• Strong problem-solving and detail oriented.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance.
• Healthcare Benefits.
• Free onsite parking.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Onsite child care.
• Career Advancement Opportunities.

The pay range reflects the current compensation range for this position at the time of posting. Individual offers are determined based on directly related experience, skills, education, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Not all candidates will qualify for the upper end of the posted range.

Company Information:

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity:

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.