Registered nurse (rn) - patient safety manager

Summary

Serves as one of the facility's Patient Safety Managers, functioning as a clinical and program expert responsible for building and sustaining the facility's patient safety program. Leads Root Cause Analysis activities, trains staff on patient safety principles, and uses data-driven approaches to promote a culture of safety. Demonstrates leadership and ingenuity in translating national patient safety policy into effective local practice. Program outcomes can be broad, extending facility-wide.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Leads and coordinates the facility's patient safety program, implementing policies and activities developed by VA's National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) and serving as the facility's key resource for building and sustaining a culture of safety.
• Directly supports the development, maintenance, and operation of the patient safety process at the facility level.
• Leads Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities, working with team members, team leaders, and recorders to investigate adverse events and close calls and translate findings into corrective action.
• Trains clinicians, management, and support personnel facility-wide, and at associated operations, on patient safety principles and RCA methodology.
• Coordinates the patient safety-related activities of personnel such as infection control professionals, risk managers, and quality managers.
• Utilizes patient safety culture survey data and analysis to assess organizational strengths and gaps and facilitates initiatives to promote and sustain a culture of safety.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, leading initiatives that drive continuous process improvement.
• Models High Reliability Organization (HRO) practices and leads forums to reinforce safety principles across the facility.
• Maintains clear, ongoing communication between the facility and VISN/NCPS, sharing lessons learned with broader applicability and incorporating national-level program changes into local practice.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information in all activities.
• Applies specialized principles and practices of patient safety science to support a systems-based approach to healthcare delivery.
• Directly supports facility leadership in the planning, organization, direction, and evaluation of the patient safety program.
• Not all duties may be listed, so other duties may be assigned.

Pay

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 7:00AM-3:30PM

Telework

Not Authorized

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized

Requirements

Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program.

Additional information

VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.