Shift Information: Monday - Friday 8 am- 5 pm. No Holidays, weekends, overtime, or on call. (On call required for emergency situations such as regulatory surveys or incident command)
Facility Location: Hybrid - work from home and the Mason Ridge Office in Chesterfield however you will also support other branch locations
Patient interaction: No direct patient contact but will support patient interaction such as joint visits, site locations and chart audits.
This is a new position. On a team with hospital Regulatory and Compliance Specialists and Patient Safety Specialists
Job Responsibilities/Day to day activities for this position: Monitor safety events and complaints, monitor compliance activities, performance improvement events, licensure and regulatory activities, emergency management and environment of care activities
Required skills: MUST have experience in patient safety or risk management domains. Home Care RN/Patient Safety experience is preferred but not required. Required to have some sort of Home Health, Hospice, Home Infusion Therapy experience
Overview
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
This position facilitates patient safety and clinical risk management within assigned HSO or facility and provides support and acts as a backup for a region or geographic area. Partners with system leaders to ensure execution of standardized patient safety and risk management workflows with use of standardized tools and processes, including active participation in interfacility patient safety and risk management activities.
Responsibilities
Focuses on root causes and preventable error to provide guidance, education and coordination of patient safety initiatives and clinical performance improvement, including the development, implementation and measurement for assigned projects using a data driven approach.
Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach in providing education, coaching, and assistance to team members and leaders with regard to improving patient safety, clinical quality improvement, and clinical risk management.
Performs tasks and duties associated with the clinical risk management program including risk identification, risk assessment, and risk mitigation. Also seeks ways to reduce the legal exposure of the organization and supports investigations, analysis and collection of documents for pending claims and litigation.
Acts as a subject matter expert and provides input and guidance on continual advancement of patient safety program and risk management.
BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
2-5 years
Preferred Requirements
Licenses & Certifications
CPHQ
CPPS
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer