Patient Safety Coordinator

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. 

Work Shift:

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Salary Range: 20.50 - 33.00

Union Position:

No

Department Details

Mission driven impact
Be part of a team that builds trust in healthcare delivery
High visibility & strategic role
Work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams
Professional growth
Build expertise in the field of patient safety and risk management
Join a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to excellence
Engage with clinicians, administrators, and safety experts to create a culture of safety

Summary

Assists with the coordination of Risk activities and schedules in all markets with preparation and management of meetings, High Reliability Organization spreadsheets, Root Cause Analysis/Apparent Cause Analysis documents and spreadsheets for reporting, data management and trending of reported events. Functions as the liaison with event reporting software company for risk management.

Job Description

Provides support to VP, Patient Safety and Patient Safety leaders including coordination of events, meetings, minutes/agenda, and committees. Assists with payroll, ordering supplies, scheduling of meetings & travel, and other tasks as needed for Patient Safety leaders. Maintains regional High Reliability Organization/SAFE spreadsheets to improve continuity, efficiency, and accuracy across the enterprise. Assists in preparing reports from event reporting software as needed for directors and other leaders. Establishes and maintains good working relationships with internal and external team members utilizing strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Assists patient safety leaders in data trending in individual regions and across the enterprise. Organizes and maintains New Clinical Services Committees in all regions. Organizes and maintains the Patient Safety SharePoint sites and updates or archives information as needed. Maintains Serious Safety Event Rate High Reliability Organization spreadsheets as needed across the enterprise.

Performs administrative support tasks, such as typing, proofreading, scanning, organizing documents, and updating databases. Processes invoices, check requests, and expense reports Patient Safety leaders and other vendors. Triages phone calls, emails, and other communications.

Takes personal ownership of and strives to meet assigned tasks. Demonstrates professionalism with interactions with others. Possesses expertise with various office and legal software programs, including Outlook, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Riskonnect. Has basic knowledge of patient safety, risk management, and healthcare terminology. Maintains confidentiality of patient information. Operates standard office equipment such as telephones, personal computers, copy machine, and scanner. Multi-tasks and handles multiple projects at any given time. Completes work accurately and in a timely fashion.

Qualifications

Post-secondary education, Associate Degree preferred

Minimum of at least two years’ experience in health care field or information management. Must have full knowledge for using Word, creating PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheet management in Excel. Experience in Salesforce application, a plus.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 

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