Overview

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Valley Baptist - Harlingen hospital, were seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

At Valley Baptist - Harlingen, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

Full Time, Days

The Patient Safety Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and advancing the organization’s patient safety program. This role drives the identification, analysis, and mitigation of patient safety risk, promotes a culture of safety, and ensures compliance with regulatory standards. The manager partners with the Director, Clinical Quality Improvement, clinical and operational leaders to reduce harm, improve outcomes, and support high reliability performance across the organization.

Facilitates performance improvement activities at the hospital level in coordination with quality and hospital leadership, including core measures, Joint Commission Accreditation and Disease Specific Certifications. Provides quality improvement training and education and acts as a facilitator for hospital implementation and process improvements. Coordinates data gathering and analysis for hospital- specific metrics and reports data back to departments for the complete quality improvement cycle. Investigates and assists in identification of areas of improvement with a number of tools to include root cause analysis, intensive analysis, process mapping, and failure modes effects analysis. Ensures hospital compliance for various regulatory bodies in coordination with system quality. Educates staff and medical staff, as appropriate, related to performance metrics and performance. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Coordinates, assists and advises on a variety of meetings, seminars, services and/or programs related to the overall Quality/Performance Improvement program. Coordinates hospital wide performance improvement activities under the direction of the DCQI. Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related discipline in a hospital/healthcare setting.

PREFERRED EDUCATION: Master’s in Nursing, Health Services, or Patient Safety preferred.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Required: 3 years in direct patient care and 3 years in Quality/Risk/Patient Safety

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Strong knowledge of patient safety science & human factors engineering. Familiarity with AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators, Data analysis and performance improvement methodology, Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive organizational change.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Current Texas State Registered Nurse Licensure. Risk Management Certification via CPPS or CPHRQ required within 1 year.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Joint Commission Professional (CJCP) or other certification in healthcare quality. Completion of patient safety curriculum either through ASHRM, NPSF, NQF

REQUIRED COURSES/ COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR): NA

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Organization Description

We help people achieve health for life through compassionate service inspired by faith.Since the early 1920s, Valley Baptist Medical Center hospitals have been involved in the community, caring for the health and spiritual needs of people in the Rio Grande Valley. We are dedicated to continuing our strong tradition of providing quality, compassionate healthcare that puts people first. Our mission is to serve, heal and educate with concern for the whole patient, an understanding of the economic environment and a relentless commitment to quality. Join our team!

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