Job description

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for our patients and employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. UT Southwestern offers free medical benefits for fulltime employees, retirement benefits, and other employee discounts. Join our team and you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Summary

Works with moderate supervision to promote safe patient care processes and appropriate response to medical errors and adverse events across the Health System.

Experience and Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a health care-related field, required. RN licensure preferred.

Five (5) years of related experience in a clinical role, required. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimum require prior approval of the Vice President for Human Resources, or his/her designee.

Job Duties

Reviews and follows up on Safety Events with a focus on system and process improvement.

Collaborates with stakeholders to develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence of adverse events.

Ensures accuracy of data within the Event Reporting system.

Monitors and analyzes Safety Event data for clusters and trends.

Educates staff and leaders about patient safety, including navigation of the Event Reporting system.

Serves as a patient safety consultant to all areas of influence.

With moderate guidance, communicates effectively with external audiences, including presentation to leadership groups and committees.

With moderate supervision, participates in and may lead improvement efforts, e.g., RCAs and Action Plans. Develops self through self-study, training, and educational opportunities, seeking guidance from others when needed.

Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams or activities.

Assists with planning, management, and monitoring of assigned projects. Actively participates in and assists in leading meetings and committees, as assigned.

Supports the achievement of department goals and objectives.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Security

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion

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