Work where everymomentmattersEvery day over Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common Pride in what we do knowing every moment matters here We invite you to become part of Connecticutrsquos most comprehensive healthcare networkThe Patient Safety Program Manager is responsible for advancing the culture of safety and lsquojust culturersquo through strong clinical presence and administration of the safety program on a day to day basis Responsibilities include program oversight provision of safety assessments and analysis of data implementation of systems and processes and coordination of action plans to improve safety A key component of this position will be conducting patient safety rounds and assessments ensuring compliance with patient safety related standards by The Joint Commission TJC and other regulatory agencies to reduce risk and improve safety for our patientsresidentsclients at assigned HHC facilities Responsibilities include but are not limited tomiddotConducts ongoing monitoring of safety practices through assessments surveys and review of data to identify opportunities for improvement in safe practices and reduction of risks and system related issues that create barriers to safe practice Provides patient safety consultation guidance and expertise to problem solve for system and individual issues for all organization levelsProvides a strong clinical presence and be readily accessible to clinical and non clinical staffmiddotLeads root cause analysis failure modes effects analysis continuous quality improvement and Lean tools to evaluate near miss and actual events and resolve safety concernsmiddotProvides performance improvement support to service lines and actively participate in various committees to support patient safety and performance improvement projectsmiddotDesigns present and evaluate the effectiveness of educational safety programs used to train all organization levels to help identify and respond to system failuresEducate staff on the safety implications of regulatory issuesHRO trained facilitatormiddotDevelop maintain and update patient safety related HHC Regional policies and procedures Collaborate with quality and Risk department and others as appropriate to ensure a seamless approach to patient safety and risk reductionmiddotActively participate in survey preparation and promote compliance with State Federal TJC and other accrediting agency regulations standards and survey process Performs specific performance improvement activities necessary for the clinical and administrative staffs to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care to meet regulatory requirements eg DPH TJC CMSmiddotProvides data abstraction from hospital applications and inputs into internal and external databases to support publicly reported measures and other performance improvement activitiesWork where everymomentmattersEvery day over Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common Pride in what we do knowing every moment matters here We invite you to become part of Connecticutrsquos most comprehensive healthcare networkThe Patient Safety Program Manager is responsible for advancing the culture of safety and lsquojust culturersquo through strong clinical presence and administration of the safety program on a day to day basis Responsibilities include program oversight provision of safety assessments and analysis of data implementation of systems and processes and coordination of action plans to improve safety A key component of this position will be conducting patient safety rounds and assessments ensuring compliance with patient safety related standards by The Joint Commission TJC and other regulatory agencies to reduce risk and improve safety for our patientsresidentsclients at assigned HHC facilities Responsibilities include but are not limited tomiddotConducts ongoing monitoring of safety practices through assessments surveys and review of data to identify opportunities for improvement in safe practices and reduction of risks and system related issues that create barriers to safe practice Provides patient safety consultation guidance and expertise to problem solve for system and individual issues for all organization levelsProvides a strong clinical presence and be readily accessible to clinical and non clinical staffmiddotLeads root cause analysis failure modes effects analysis continuous quality improvement and Lean tools to evaluate near miss and actual events and resolve safety concernsmiddotProvides performance improvement support to service lines and actively participate in various committees to support patient safety and performance improvement projectsmiddotDesigns present and evaluate the effectiveness of educational safety programs used to train all organization levels to help identify and respond to system failuresEducate staff on the safety implications of regulatory issuesHRO trained facilitatormiddotDevelop maintain and update patient safety related HHC Regional policies and procedures Collaborate with quality and Risk department and others as appropriate to ensure a seamless approach to patient safety and risk reductionmiddotActively participate in survey preparation and promote compliance with State Federal TJC and other accrediting agency regulations standards and survey process Performs specific performance improvement activities necessary for the clinical and administrative staffs to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care to meet regulatory requirements eg DPH TJC CMSmiddotProvides data abstraction from hospital applications and inputs into internal and external databases to support publicly reported measures and other performance improvement activitiesEducationmiddotRegistered Nurse preferred other clinical healthcare professionals considered Bachelors of Science Degree is requiredmiddotMasters Degree in Nursing Health Administration Management or related discipline strongly preferExperiencemiddotFive or more years of health care quality safety or risk management experience required preferably in a hospital settingmiddotParticipation in healthcare quality improvement safety initiativesLicensure Certification RegistrationmiddotRN with CT License or relevant healthcare profession license as applicablemiddotCPHQ andor CPPS Certification is preferredWe take great care of careersWith locations around the state Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth Here you are part of an organization on the cutting edge ndash helping to bring new technologies breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men women and children We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure worklife balance Every moment matters And this isyour momentEducationmiddotRegistered Nurse preferred other clinical healthcare professionals considered Bachelors of Science Degree is requiredmiddotMasters Degree in Nursing Health Administration Management or related discipline strongly preferExperiencemiddotFive or more years of health care quality safety or risk management experience required preferably in a hospital settingmiddotParticipation in healthcare quality improvement safety initiativesLicensure Certification RegistrationmiddotRN with CT License or relevant healthcare profession license as applicablemiddotCPHQ andor CPPS Certification is preferredWe take great care of careersWith locations around the state Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth Here you are part of an organization on the cutting edge ndash helping to bring new technologies breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men women and children We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure worklife balance Every moment matters And this isyour moment