The Senior ERM and Patient Safety Professional collaborates in managing an effective occurrence reporting process within the healthcare organization, ensuring all reported events are thoroughly reviewed, investigated, and actioned
Job Summary
The Senior ERM and Patient Safety Professional collaborates in managing an effective occurrence reporting process within the healthcare organization, ensuring all reported events are thoroughly reviewed, investigated, and actioned.
The role involves conducting proactive risk assessments, identifying potential hazards, and completing Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and Root Cause Analyses to ensure compliance with risk management and patient safety standards.
The professional supports hospital compliance with patient safety-related accreditation standards and manages the event reporting process to prevent recurrence of safety events.
Matching Summary
The Senior ERM and Patient Safety Professional collaborates in managing an effective occurrence reporting process within the healthcare organization, ensuring all reported events are thoroughly reviewed, investigated, and actioned.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
proactive risk assessment in healthcare
occurrence reporting process management
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
compliance with patient safety standards
risk prevention strategy development
Nice-to-have
participation in committees and task forces
documentation and analysis of patient safety events
facilitation of accreditation compliance
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in healthcare management or allied health
Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
Preferred: Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS)
Preferred: Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM)
Minimum 6 years clinical experience in accredited healthcare
Minimum 3 years quality improvement and patient safety experience