RN Patient Safety Specialist

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Make it happen at HOPKINS.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, a nonprofit, combines over 125 years of commitment to community care with groundbreaking research, teaching and medical services to patients worldwide. Johns Hopkins Medicine operates six academic and community hospitals, four health care and surgery centers, more than six ambulatory surgery centers and has more than 2.8 million outpatient encounters per year.

What you will do:

Reporting to the Director of Patient Safety in Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality, The Patient Safety Innovation Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, directing and/or evaluating patient safety and clinical quality improvement programs throughout the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Utilizing knowledge of best evidence-based practice, combined with knowledge and experience of front line clinical operations and methods of quality improvement, design thinking and Innovation to provide leadership to improve measures of quality and patient safety across Johns Hopkins. The Patient Safety Innovation Coordinator will serve as a direct resource with a high degree of both clinical and technical expertise for improvement teams on the methods and practice of improvement projects using expert methods. In addition, the Patient Safety Innovation Coordinator will work with clinical leaders and Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Unit-based Patient Safety Program (CUSP) team experts to improve on quality & safety measures and improve clinical outcomes through developing innovative solutions to complex problems, including the use of care "bundles," managing medication safety, and encouraging unit-based ownership of safety.

What awaits you:

You can enjoy an environment that is continually recognized as one of the best workplaces in the world. In addition to working with some of the best and brightest in the medical field, we offer our employees generous benefits:

• Work-life balance - this is a hybrid position.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 403B Savings Plan w/employer contribution
• Paid Time off & Paid holidays.
• Employee and Dependent Tuition assistance benefits.
• Health and wellness programs and MORE!

What you will bring:

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Nursing required. Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt or higher preferred. Training in design thinking, Human Factors, CUSP methodologies or related training is preferred.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland. Graduate of an accredited Nursing program.
• Requires a strong clinical background (examples could include nurse, social worker, pharmacist, PA, etc) as demonstrated by a minimum of 10 years of clinical experience and at least 5 years of progressive program/project development and quality improvement experience.

Salary Range: Minimum 46.57/hour - Maximum 72.18/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

JHM prioritizes the health and well-being of every employee. Come be healthy at Hopkins!

Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.