Patient Safety Officer, Bellevue Hospital

The Patient Saftey Officer is responsible for leading the vision, strategy and implementation of Patient Safety activities across Bellevue hospital.

Safety Event Reporting

• Track, trend and manage VOICE event reporting for “good catches”
• Evaluate patient safety concerns in aggregate VOICE data and within specific incidents screened by Risk Management.

Root Cause Analysis

• Participate in root cause analysis discussions and advocate for patient safety principles in corrective action discussions
• Report any system-wide concerns to the system Patient Safety Council for evaluation of system-wide improvements

Leapfrog

• Coordinate data collection and entry for Leap Frog twice a year along with Quality department
• Identify and participate in performance improvement projects related to low scoring areas of Leapfrog

Culture of Safety Survey

• Organize distribution of the survey every two years
• Categorize the results by department and discipline to share with executive leadership, department leadership and front-line staff
• Track action plans

National Patient Safety Goals

• Track and trend data/improvements for National Patient Safety goals
• Regularly share updates in trends to executive leadership
• Utilize recognized/standardized tools for analysis such as run charts etc. and approved methods of performance improvement i.e. PDSA.

Patient Safety Meetings

• Attend monthly System-Wide Patient Safety Council meetings
• Coordinateand lead monthly hospital-wide PS meetings
• Review reported incidents, trends of national patient safety goals, good catches, and any other pertinent projects

Patient Safety Rounding

• Participate in proactive observation and education round on a regular basis
• Collect, track, and coordinate action plans for shared patient safety concerns
• Share PS improvements regularly with front-line staff

Patient Safety Education

• Regularly educate staff on National Patient Safety Goals, how to report safety events and the importance of reporting

Patient Safety Projects

• Help mentor and sponsor patient safety projects and encourage submission to conferences such as IHI or for awards such as HANYS Pinnacle Award
• Support, assist and participate in system wide initiatives related to patient safety

Patient safety plan preparation and revisions

• Prepare and revise annual patient safety plans

Regulatory site visit preparation and management

• Support and assist hospital in preparing, managing and completing CMS/TJC surveys related to patient safety
• Review sentinel event alerts and respond to them in a timely fashion to ensure patient safety

Licensed Practicing Provider MD/DO

Advanced degree in Business Administration or Public Health, preferred

Knowledge in: Patient safety, Performance Improvement, Risk Management, Regulatory & Accreditation, Healthcare Administration, Data & Reporting, Policy, Leadership, Education.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.