Patient Safety and Quality Coordinator - RN

At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

BayCare Health Systems is currently seeking an experienced Patient Safety and Quality Coordinator to join our outstanding and compassionate team at the BayCare Systems Office in Clearwater !

• Facility: BayCare Systems Office
• Location: Clearwater, FL
• Status: Full-Time, Exempt: No
• Shift Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Shift: Days
• Weekend Work: None
• On Call: No
  
  

The Patient Safety And Quality Coordinator Is Responsible For

• Leading and facilitating patient safety initiatives impacting clinical and operational processes throughout the organization. Responsibilities include the review and reduction of medical errors and other factors that contribute to patient harm.
• Working collaboratively with care teams and leaders to develop, deploy and monitor patient safety standard adherence and patient safety improvement processes that ensure safe, clinically effective care.
• Engaging the unit/department based patient safety coaches in process improvement activities and harm reduction strategies.
• Providing on-going support, education and guidance to leaders, team members and physicians on patient safety practices and protocols to mitigate risk of errors that cause patient harm and foster a safety culture across the health system.
• Overseeing and audits safety process adherence and maintains documentation of performance improvement efforts.
• Interacting with clinical and medical leadership to assure the appropriateness and quality of patient care through process improvement activities and peer review.
• Will function as support to various team members (i.e., team leaders, members of the health care team, leadership, etc.) on process improvement activities associated quality.
• Assists with preparation of various meetings such as department meetings, quality meetings, etc.
• May prepare reports on quality activity and ongoing monitoring.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

BayCare offers a competitive total reward package including: benefits, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401k match & additional yearly contribution, yearly performance appraisals, team award bonus, community discounts, the chance to be part of an amazing team and a great place to work!

Required

Certifications and Licensures:

• RN (Registered Nurse)
  
  

Education

• Associates degree in Nursing or Bachelors in Healthcare related
  
  

Experience

• 3 year nursing
  
  

Come join our wonderful team!

This position requires Level II screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, managed by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). More information can be found at https://info.flclearinghouse.com .

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