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Tenet Regional Resource Pool
TRA USPI Interim Quality Director
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What they do
A Patient Safety Specialist develops and implements programs and procedures to reduce errors and improve patient safety at a medical facility. Reviews patient data, identifies potential risks and hazards, develops employee safety training and monitors compliance with safety regulations.
$64,651 / year median in Alabama
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Overview Who We Are We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Your community is our community. Our Story We started out as a small operation in California. In May 1969, we acquired four hospitals, some additional care facilities and real estate for the future development of hospitals. Over the years, we've grown tremendously in size, scope and capability, building a home in new markets over time, and curating those homes to provide a compassionate environment for those entrusting us with their care. We have a rich history at Tenet. There are so many stories of compassionate care; so many 'firsts' in terms of medical innovation; so many examples of enhancing healthcare delivery and shaping a business that is truly centered around patients and community need. Tenet and our predecessors have enabled us to touch many different elements of healthcare and make a difference in the lives of others. Our Impact Today Today, we are leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Tenet's operations include three businesses
- our hospitals and physicians, USPI and Conifer Health Solutions.
MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
: Beginning with the most important, briefly state the major duties and responsibilities of this job, percent of total job, frequency of each activity and whether or not it is an essential function. An essential function is a basic, necessary, and a required part of the job. Is this function necessary to fulfill the job duties? Priority Duties & Areas of Responsibility (what this person does) % of Total Job (should = 100%) Frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) Essential Functions? (yes/no) 1 Patient Safety- Provides oversight to the Patient Safety Officer, in collaboration with the Tenet Quality & Patient Safety Department, in executing all domains of practice (Claims and Litigations, Even Reporting System Management, Conducting Case Investigations, Facilitating Event Review, Risk Financing, Management Device Failures, Legal and Regulatory, Concerns and Grievances, Patient Safety Operations & leading Company Standard Work Initiatives, Proactive Risk Assessment, and Ethical Issues [Consultant]).
- Provides oversight and supports processes for managing post event diagnostics, adverse event disclosure, and shared learning across the facility for prevention of ongoing events. 3 Patient Safety
- Verifies adherence to the Tenet Operating System for Patient Safety for managing the Patient Safety Reporting System (PSRS) and reporting. 4 Patient Safety
- Supports facility with the development of sentinel event corrective action plans and follow-up on measures of success within specified timeframes. 5 Patient Safety
- Supports the Patient Safety Officer's to execute robust process improvement and other auditing/monitoring process. 6 Patient Safety
- Verifies facilities have ethics committee structure with guidelines for handling bio-ethical issues. 7 Patient Safety
- Verifies that Tenet Standard Work initiatives are in place and are supported by robust process improvement plans. 8 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Verifies facility is prepared for surveys (i.e., State, TJC, CMS and others), in collaboration with the Tenet Quality and Patient Safety Department. 33% 9 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Supports regulatory & accreditation quality managers during informal and formal facility reviews on identified issues per the Tenet Quality and Patient Safety strategy and tactics. 10 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Collaborates with quality manager in assessing the progression and sustainment of regulatory and accreditation strategy and tactics. 11 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Supports development and use of Tenet methods, tools, and other resources for regulatory and accreditation preparedness and sustainment. 12 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Supports implementation and sustainment for successful regulatory and accreditation preparation and surveys. 13 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Supports the facility in the formulation of responses [plans of correction] from regulatory and accrediting organizations and third party payers under the direction and approval of the Tenet Quality & Patient Safety Department. 14 Regulatory & Accreditation
- Collaborates with quality managers in the assessing adherence and sustainment of corrective action plans. 15 Clinical Measures
- Supports Tenet Quality and Patient Safety Department balanced scorecard/clinical service scorecard and facility goals, including participation in publicly reported data (Leapfrog, AHRQ survey), and targets through collaboration with assigned facility DCQIs. 33% 16 Clinical Measures
- Routinely visits facilities to review quality, safety, service, and regulatory type items 17 Clinical Measures
- Supports implementation and sustainment of clinical process improvements through analysis and summarization of reports. 18 Clinical Measures
- Ongoing monitoring of facilities' progress with safety action plans (e.g., AHRQ, SREs, FMEA status), regulatory action plan follow-up. 19 Clinical Measures
- Monitors and addresses need for intervention or elevates to appropriate person, as needed, based on measure performance. 20 Clinical Measures
- Verifies facility has a process in place to adhere to the Operative and Invasive Policy and Procedures.