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Position Overview

The Patient Safety Consultant performs a variety of duties to support the patient safety program.  Coordinates the daily processes involved in the collection and analysis of patient safety events and Serious Safety Event activities, reporting to the Washington State Dept of Health (DOH), and proactive patient safety activities.  Serves as a patient safety liaison to assigned departments and service lines, provides regular feedback and updates to stakeholders regarding projects, activities, and needs, and collaborates with assigned departments’ leadership to develop patient safety goals and improvement strategies to align with organizational goals and strategy.  Analyze data, prepare reports, and present findings.  Facilitate, monitor, and evaluate patient safety related performance measures.  Identify data trends and make recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.  Bachelor’s in nursing or other health care related clinical background preferred.
• Requires a minimum of two (2) years acute or ambulatory healthcare experience. Previous patient safety experience including RCA facilitation or performance improvement experience strongly preferred.
• Senior level requires five (5) years of previous patient safety experience including RCA facilitation or performance improvement experience.

Special Training/Skills:

• Familiar with the operations of the healthcare industry and healthcare delivery systems.  Demonstrated skills in the Microsoft suite of products.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Anticipates and takes personal responsibility for customer satisfaction.  Consistently goes out of the way to listen, understand, and support the needs of others in a sensitive manner.

• Detail oriented

• Ability to work independently, prioritize work and meet deadlines.

Why join Overlake?

We're proud to offer benefits that support you in every stage of your career and life. But it's our inspirational culture that has made us one of America's Top 150 places to work in healthcare for several years in a row.

• Local, visible leaders who care about you.
• A values-based work environment.
• Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month.
• Many Overlake services covered at 100%.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
• Generous retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years with immediate vesting.
• Pre-tax and Roth after tax retirement savings plans.
• An expanded Employee Assistance Program.
• A caregiver support program to help with everything from childcare to eldercare.
• Free parking and Orca transit passes.

If this sounds like an environment where you'll thrive, we'd love to hear from you.

How much will this job pay?

Posted pay ranges represent the entire pay scale, from minimum to maximum. For jobs with more than one level, the posted range reflects the minimum of the lowest level and the maximum of the highest level. Some positions also offer additional pay based on shift, certification or level of education. Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience and internal equity. If you have questions about Overlake's pay practices, employee benefits or the pay for a specific position, please contact HR@overlakehospital.org