Registered Nurse - Patient Safety Manager

Job Title

Registered Nurse for Quality Management Department

Location

The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Wichita, Kansas

Job Description

The primary purpose of the Patient Safety Manager (PSM) is the point of contact for patient safety policies and activities developed by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) for the health care facility. The PSM is a key person to help build and implement patient safety systems and promote a just culture of safety for VA patients and staff members in all settings, seeking guidance from the Chief or Deputy Chief of Quality Management as appropriate. This includes working with all levels of staff within the facility, including executive leadership, patient safety teams, and frontline staff members. The PSM directs various patient safety activities throughout the facility including coordinating and serving as the recorder or advisor for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) teams. This includes monitoring implementation of RCA action plans.

Duties

Providing support during internal and external accreditation surveys and survey readiness activities as it relates to the patient safety program.

Responsible and accountable for completing mandatory training in a timely manner and independently seeking additional knowledge and information necessary in order to fulfill the PSM role and responsibilities.

Accountable and responsible for possessing the knowledge and skills to communicate and interact appropriately with all internal and external customers and to maintain confidentiality of electronic, written, and/or verbal patient/employee information.

Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Monday - Friday 0730-1600

Not available.

This is not a virtual position.

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