HYBRID OPPORTUNITY

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position has overall responsibility for the supervision and development of staff who facilitate organization improvement and support safety across UW Health. The Patient Safety Manager, will develop staff competencies, assess individual performance, evaluate program effectiveness and communication with key stakeholders. This position provides leadership to assure the use of disciplined improvement processes and tools, and performance measurement. The manager uses safety driven principles to support a just and reliable culture. The manager is responsible for monitoring project goals and milestones, achieving sustainable positive outcomes from improvement work, and for identifying opportunities to spread standardized best practices. This position directs the resources and activities of the organization to support the Safety programs. The manager will work closely with leaders across UW Health to understand strategic direction and priorities to promote Patient Safety.

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Nursing, Operations Management, Safety, or other health related field.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Nursing, Master’s in Public Health, or other health related field preferred.
• 3 years of experience facilitating interdisciplinary improvement teams, applying quality improvement methods and tools and the ability to interpret and use data to drive decision-making.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Health Care or Nursing required. Certified Professional in-Patient Safety (CPPS) or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Ability to apply safety and quality improvement methods and tools and the use of data to drive change.
• Proven ability to achieve results.
• Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work with leaders across disciplines, and clinical departments in inpatient and ambulatory settings
• Ability to lead teams.