University of Maryland Medical System Hiring for Patient Safety Coordinator at Largo, MD Full Time

UM Capital Region Health has changeUP everything with the construction of UM Capital Region Medical Center, a new, state-of-the-art hospital facility. Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George’s County, our new state-of-the-art regional medical center offers improved access to primary and ambulatory care services and serves as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients. Our new space allows us to expand our offerings as a community partner to help improve the health status of Prince George’s County residents.

Job Description

This position is full-time with hours of 8:00am – 4:30pm.

The Patient Safety Coordinator supports the organization by promoting a data-driven approach to systematic quality improvement and promoting a culture of safety. Supports the Patient Safety Manager in all activities and functions related to the Patient Safety Plan. This role leads multidisciplinary teams in process improvement activities that support the reduction of clinical errors and other factors that contribute to unintended adverse patient outcomes. The coordinator provides leadership for safety assessments, coordinates the activities for root cause analysis investigations, and educates others within the organization on system-based causes of medical error by communicating lessons learned from RCA work and sharing evidence-based literature regarding effective safety and performance improvement strategies.

Qualifications

• Current Maryland license in good standing as Registered Nurse/equivalent Healthcare field, or equivalent education in Nursing, Medicine, Healthcare, or Human Factors/Patient Engineering.
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Health Sciences, Medicine or equivalent Health Care field.
• 5 years clinical experience in hospital including experience with facilitating and leading safety and quality improvement initiatives
• 2 years experience in quality or safety role preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.