Director, Patient Safety

November 13

🗿 South Dakota – Remote

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Sanford Health

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Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience and providing access to world-class healthcare in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sanford Health serves over 1. 4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system includes 48 medical centers, 211 clinic locations, and more than 160 senior living centers, employing 2,900 physicians and advanced practice providers. Sanford Health is committed to offering compassionate care through its Centers of Excellence, focusing on specialties such as cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, and genetics. Additionally, it provides affordable health insurance, engages in extensive clinical trials, and supports personalized genetic medicine.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1894

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📋 Description

• Develops and monitors appropriate indicators for risk management • Oversees and coordinates the risk management processes of Sanford Health • Oversees (or performs) the investigation of incidents/variances/or events of risk management involving patients, visitors, physicians or employees • Assists in the development of internal and external educational opportunities for medical staff, allied health, clinical and non-clinical staff addressing current risk management, root cause analysis, disclosure, and safety • Coordination and integration with other risk management and related functional services within the health system • Assists in the development and maintaining of systems for the identification, control, prevention, and correction of potential and actual clinical and facility related risks • Supervises the statistical trending and analysis of designated risk management data • Develops and analyzes statistical and qualitative reports on risk management trends and patterns, and effectively communicates this information to the appropriate audiences

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required • Master's degree preferred • Three years experience in hospital and/or clinic operations with experience in managing projects or developing programs is preferred • Extensive knowledge of Risk Management and Patient Relations programs • Currently holds an unencumbered registered nurse (RN) license with the State Board of Nursing • American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Barton Certificate is recommended.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote/flexible work arrangements • Development and advancement opportunities