Patient Safety Analyst

General Description: Position is responsible for managing the Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES) by identifying and analyzing safety events.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Responsible for monitoring the on-line patient safety evaluation system (PSES) and working with accountable leaders to investigate reports related to patients, visitors, physicians and employees. This includes, but not limited to identification of the problem, notifications to appropriate leaders, requesting information, implementing any risk reduction actions, anddetermining theseverity or significance of the event.
• Prioritizes risk and accurately identifies those events that require a critical event investigationwith timely notification to the Clinical Risk Program Manager for assignment.
• Develops and implements plans to capture, track and trend risk management data for near misses, adverse events,and incidents.
• Serves as a resource for faculty, trainees, and staff in areas concerning professional liability, patient safety, and risk management. Generates and delivers clinical risk education presentations and tools for physicians, departments, residents, and other groups that promote safe practices and risk mitigation.

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program preferred.

Experience: Four (4) years of clinical nursing experience required.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate Compact RN License (eNLC) .

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively work collaboratively with all groups of people including leadership
• Demonstrated knowledge of patient safety and risk management principles.
• Proficient with MS Office products
• Strong analytical, decision making, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Able to work in a challenging, variable, and fast paced environment with multiple high priority deliverables