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Registered Nurse - Patient Safety Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Cincinnati VHA Medical Center is seeking a Patient Safety Manager Registered Nurse. The RN will execute responsibilities demonstrating beginning leadership skills and will have participated in leadership experiences; preferred experience in leadership roles. They will demonstrate creative approaches to the management of program aspects of complex patient care .The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
What You'll Do
- →The VA has been named one of the Top 5 Best Places to Work in the federal government.
- →Cincinnati is a family friendly, affordable, metropolitan city with great parks, fine arts, and food scene.
- →With both an urban energy and southern charm, the Cincinnati region has a vibrant and unique culture that flows from the Ohio River to the things to do, landmarks and events all around town.
- →With rich cultural offerings, award-winning family adventures, an ever-expanding art scene, a foodie's paradise, and breweries galore, this is one picturesque river region with much to explore!
- →They will demonstrate creative approaches to the management of program aspects of complex patient care.
- →Major duties may include but not limited too: Demonstrating performance and leadership that is broad enough to impact the standard of care and safety of staff while caring for all patients throughout the continuum of care.
- →Functions as the lead manager and implementer of patient safety policies and activities developed by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) and is the facility's key person to help build and implement patient safety systems and promote the culture of safety within Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities and for VA patients in all healthcare settings.
- →Will provide direct support to the development, maintenance, and operation of the VHA's patient safety process at the facility level, including working with all levels of staff within the facility, including top-level management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) team members, RCA team leaders, and RCA recorders.
- →Responsible for leading a facility wide program for all services within the organization that meets the requirements of National Directives.
- →Will oversee the provision of staff education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement consultation related to the program.
- →Integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex situations.
- →Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions.
- →Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
- →Continuously evaluates the program, collecting and submitting facility performance measures All other duties as assigned Preferred Experience: Prior Patient Safety Experience Supervisory Controls: The incumbent is responsible to the assigned rating and approving supervisors and is accountable to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS).
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
- ✓If your school was accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at the time of graduation but is no longer listed on the ACEN website or the CCNE website, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
Personality Fit
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