Patient Safety Manager manages a staff responsible for developing and implementing patient safety programs. Supervises the investigation of errors and then plans for resolution of all safety related incidents, including those involving employees, visitors, patients, and situations posing a threat to the hospital's buildings and equipment. Being a Patient Safety Manager maintains records of patient-related errors and evaluates this information in order to identify the cause of the error. Collects, reviews, and analyzes information from the facility's safety programs to identify corrective action and programs as necessary. Additionally, Patient Safety Manager recommends changes, policies, or programs that could prevent future errors. Designs and presents training programs meant to increase awareness of patient safety initiatives. Ensures compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Patient Safety Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Extensive knowledge of department processes. To be a Patient Safety Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 to 3 years supervisory experience may be required. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Patient Access Manager’s responsibility will be to provide leadership in the coordination and administration of outpatient clinical scheduling within the UI Patient Access Center (UI PAC) within UI Health Care. This will be accomplished by planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating scheduling and scheduling related functions in the UI Patient Access Center. This position will directly supervise patient access staff members. This position will collaborate with the Ambulatory Clinics, Department of Nursing, the Carver College of Medicine, and all other stakeholders to enhance care options and to maximize patient access to UI Health Care. They will develop new and monitor existing reporting tools to evaluate workflow, staff performance, and system performance in scheduling and visit management. Finally, this position may perform other duties as assigned.
*This position is eligible to participate in hybrid work. Hybrid work must be performed at a location within the state of Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.
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Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and education verification. For additional questions, please contact kaitlin-luoma@uiowa.edu
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