Patient Safety Risk Nurse - RN IV

The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Patient Safety Lead nurse to join our quality management team and work directly under the Director of Patient Safety. Monitor and maintain all activities related to ensuring our patients safety. Be responsible for day-to-day quality management duties for the facility, including incident monitoring and risk management. Investigate incidents and occurrences related to patient safety and quality of care. Participates in regulatory readiness and performance improvement activities designed to promote the delivery of safe, quality patient care as well as support for our staff.

Schedule: 8AM-4:30PM, Monday-Friday, Weekends Off

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Participate in the hospital comprehensive patient safety program from trending data to provide analysis.
  
  
• Reviews incidents and calls to compliance/risk reporting lines.
  
  
• Conducts risk investigations of incidents reported through the hospital's incident reporting system or other means of reporting to quality, such as Joint Commission complaints.
  
  
• Analyzes and verifies accuracy of information of incident and occurrence reports.
  
  
• Ensures any additional information relevant to the incident or occurrence is documented within the secured, confidential database.
  
  
• Facilitates the development of corrective action plans which may include a performance or process improvement plan.
  
  
• Independently creates written reports to regulatory agencies (e.g., Department of Public Health Healthcare Quality, Board of Registration in Medicine, and The Joint Commission) in accordance with the required specifications for the regulatory agency.
  
  
• Participates in or leads applicable committees or taskforces.
  
  
• Provides data and other quality reporting as required.
  
  
• Provides training or education on patient safety, incident reporting or risk management.
  
  
• Collects and reports quality and patient safety data.
  
  
• Identifies trends and causal factors for incidents.
  
  
• Monitors incidents, investigates and requests information as needed to complete the review process.
  
  
• Reports any issues utilizing the chain of command.
  
  
• Leads or participates in hospital performance improvement including root cause analysis, causal analysis, proactive risk assessments including Failure Mode Effects analysis, regulatory readiness activities, and performance improvement methodologies including LEAN/Six Sigma.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Thorough understanding of the principles and practices of healthcare.
  
  
• Experience with clinical policies, procedures, standards, and protocols.
  
  
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information.
  
  
• Preparation of general and statistical reports.
  
  
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
  
  
• Can analyze and determine applicability of medical data, to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
  
  
• Knowledge of the types and application of standard office filing systems.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Hospital and Nursing Department policies, procedures and standards.
  
  
• Knowledge of clinical informatics and nursing practice relevant to patient care in the Chronic/Long Term Care setting
  
  
• Operates computer software programs effectively, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, in order to maintain records, data bases, and communications.
  
  

About the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital:

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is a fully Joint Commission accredited teaching facility that provides acute, subacute, and ambulatory care to patients referred by public agencies and private sector providers. Shattuck Hospital's services help economically and socially disadvantaged patients to get high quality, cost-effective care from a staff that respects their dignity.


Located in the heart of Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the Shattuck Hospital includes 248 inpatient beds including 95 Psychiatric beds and 29 Correctional Health beds. In addition, the Shattuck has a full outpatient clinic with many specialties that offers treatment to patients of the Department of Mental Health as well as Department of Correction and House of Correction inmates and community patients.


The Shattuck hospital is on the forefront of substance use disorder treatment including a Suboxone clinic serving 200 patients. In addition to direct medical services LSH hosts and supports an array of services located on the campus, serving patients struggling with addictions and homelessness.


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Pre-Hire Process:

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit


Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines.


Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth's website,


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Qualifications:
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.


MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:


Applicants must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic or medical facility and (B) of which at least one year must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.


Substitutions:


I. A Graduate degree with a major in Nursing may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.* No substitutions will be allowed for the required (B) experience.


*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.


SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LEVELS IN SERIES:Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.*


*Recent graduates from an approved school of nursing must have applied for the first available registered nurse examination. Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's license may be required.


Salary placement is determined by a combination of factors, including the candidate's years of directly related experience and education, and alignment with our internal compensation structure as set forth by the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines. For all bargaining unit positions (non-management), compensation is subject to the salary provisions outlined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and will apply to placement within the appropriate salary range.

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Title 101 CMR 23.00 ("Regulation") requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza.


An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.


The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.