Under the general direction of the Director of Patient Safety and Accreditation, the Clinical Patient Safety Specialist Is responsible for advancing the patient safety program in it's mission to eliminate avoidable patient harm. This position evaluates, identifies, plans, and leads enterprise patient safety activities in collaboration with enterprise and entity leadership.

The incumbent will perform dally screening, initial triage, and referral of safety events reported through the Vigilanz system. The specialist investigates patient safety events through expeditious fact gathering (medical chart review and Interviews), and leads/facilitates process improvement projects utilizing evidence -based methodologies. Examples include but are not limited to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Root Cause Analyses (RCA2) . The specialist provides the Patient Safety, Risk, and Quality teams with clinical expertise and creates objective and reproducible summaries of findings when investigating a safety event or process. The incumbent will partner with the Director of Patient Safety and Accreditation in the oversight of ongoing analysis to ensure sustainability of action items and reduce risk of patient harm. The Clinical Patient Safety Specialist builds and maintains strong relationships with NAH colleagues, department leaders, clinical risk and quality teams, and the patient safety organization in support of clinical excellence and patient outcomes. This position will work in a collaborative manner across NAH's ambulatory clinics and inpatient settings to support patient safety Initiatives. The incumbent is a team player who works well with minimal supervision to lead, coordinate, implement, and manage projects associated with improving patient safety as assigned. Excellent communication skills are required for work with operational leadership and frontline staff. Flexibility is required to adapt and manage shifting priorities.