Montana Veteran Jobs

facebook youtube linkedin
Mobile Montana Labor & Industry Mobile Logo

Job Information

Billings Clinic Director of Patient Safety in Billings, Montana

You'll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.And you'll want to stay at Billings Clinic for the amazing teamwork, caring atmosphere, and a culture that values kindness, safety and courage. This is an incredible place to learn and grow. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home. Four seasons of sunshine!You can make a difference here. About UsBillings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.Your BenefitsWe provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full-time employees (minimum of 24 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more. Click here for more information or download the Employee Benefits Guide. Magnet: Commitment to Nursing ExcellenceBillings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years. Click here to learn more!Pre-Employment RequirementsAll new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting. Click here to learn more! Director of Patient Safety PATIENT SAFETY (Billings Clinic Main Campus) req8721Shift: DayEmployment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater) Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Exempt) Starting Wage DOE:The Director of Patient Safety serves as a subject matter expert regarding patient safety science, patient safety systems, fair and just accountability, and high reliability organizing. The position is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of the Billings Clinic Patient Safety Program, with the goal of providing the highest quality and safest care to patients while decreasing risk to the organization. The position will collaborate with the Executive Director of Transformation, Chief Quality Officer (CQO), and senior executives in leading the cultural transformation of Billings Clinic to ensure the delivery of safe, highly reliable care, and exceptional patient experience and reaching zero preventable harm.The position will drive system-wide efforts to continuously improve the safety, reliability, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, and timeliness of health care service to all patients. The position will be responsible for the development of an integrated approach to patient safety across the organization, ensuring high reliability, process improvement, and shared responsibility. The position will facilitate and lead achieving outstanding performance on key nationally standardized metrics of patient safety while playing a key role in developing a comprehensive program and systems to minimize patient harm by creating a culture of safety; proactively identifying risk; and encouraging adverse event reporting and thoughtful, learning-oriented analysis of safety events and near misses. The position will serve as a key liaison to all healthcare services, nursing, clinical, and administrative departments, medical staff organization, and committees throughout Billings Clinic and all fully-owned branch locations. The position will have the ability to step into a high-functioning department and lead the team and patient safety system activities aimed at reaching the goal of zero preventable harm. This position, together with the Executive Director of Transformation and CQO, is responsible for leading, planning and implementing the strategic initiatives, education and training needed to meet the annual goals.Essential Job Functions* Leads and supports patient safety activities and practices, utilizing the knowledge of the science of patient safety, high reliability organizing, process improvement principles, and quality standards for improved patient care and services. * Collaborates with the medical staff, nursing, quality, pharmacy, risk management, and other * reTo view the full job description, click here

DirectEmployers