The primary purpose of Patient Safety Manager position is to assist with the facilitation of meeting the medical center's mission, vision, and values.The Patient Safety Manager is directly responsible and accountable for developing, managing, planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying, and evaluating the effectiveness of the Patient Safety Program.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Patient Safety Manager maintains current knowledge of current clinical practice guidelines, standards of care VHA Directives and other regulatory requirements which guide the care deliver within the Medical Center. He/she conducts focused reviews to determine if standards of care and practice were followed based on the report of patient safety concerns from a multitude of different modalities including but not limited to the patient safety reporting system, electronic mail communication, and/or verbal communication with the staff throughout the Medical Center. The Patient Safety Manager monitors patient care processes to ensure that all required regulatory agency standards related to patient safety are maintained and that any variance in care is appropriately reported and rectified to ensure consistency in the care delivery. The Patient Safety Manager serves as a facility expert related to Patient Safety activities and requirements. He/she is responsible for ensuring that the documented outcomes surrounding the Patient Safety Program are completed as outlined by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS). The Patient Safety Manager collects, analyzes, and reports aggregate patient safety data; conducts Root Cause Analysis and Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis as deemed appropriate in the facility; and facilitates these improvement methodologies with the subject matter experts throughout the facility to foster an environment of inquiry through effective communication and meeting facilitation. The Patient Safety Manager actively participates in numerous committees and facilitates improvement team activities to enhance performance related to program goals and ensure positive patient outcomes. He/she identifies opportunities for improvement and works collaboratively with all disciplines to develop and implement effective strategies to improve performance, improve quality of care, and minimize risk. He/she demonstrates leadership in educating staff, other professional and supportive personnel in patient safety and provides the guidance surrounding the implementation of different initiatives such as Just Culture, Patient Centered Care, and I CARE. 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 07:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Ad-Hoc EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), 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 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). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Preferred Experience: Four to five years of acute inpatient nursing experience Experience with data collection, root cause analysis (RCA), and healthcare failure mode effect analysis (HFMEA). Experience in preparing and reviewing reports involving trend analysis and ensuring patient safety follow up throughout the health care system. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: The work is largely office based in a sedentary setting. No manual labor is required above ordinary situations. Work involves sitting at a desk, frequent visits to clinics and staff offices, working at a computer and lifting/carrying of light object such as documents, folders, books, and files. No special physical demands are required.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 US
• Name: Heather Knight
• Phone: 304-596-4302
• Email: [email protected]