Patient Safety Manager jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

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)

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Patient Access Manager - UI Patient Access Center
  • UI Patient Access Center - Jobs@UIOWA Careers
  • Iowa, IA FULL_TIME
  • 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.

    Responsibilities:

    • Manage, coordinate, and direct the scheduling and visit management patient access
    • Directly supervise the patient access staff members of the UI PAC to meet the goals and needs of the outpatient clinical areas related to scheduling patient appointments
    • Oversees patient access across multiple sites
    • Manages the contact center operations within their assigned areas, including scheduling activity associated with incoming and outgoing scheduling calls and contacts via electronic scheduling methods
    • Lead activities related to scheduling system upgrades
    • Collaborate with many departments at UI Healthcare including but not limited to:  leadership teams in each department, PFS, HCIS Epic teams as well as many others
    • Work closely with the Director of the UI PAC to review potential issues associated with scheduling
    • Clearly communicate expectations to support staff members
    • Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and across multiple UIHC support departments
    • Support the work and strategic goals of the UI Patient Access Center
    • Serve as a liaison between clinic & hospital staff at various levels
    • Monitor Cisco and assign/reassign the daily work of staff based on business needs
    • Lead the review of patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and clinic workflows to evaluate clinic effectiveness and efficiency
    • Collect, analyze, and format data to prepare a variety of reports to assist in operating efficiency of clinic operations and productivity
    • Work with healthcare clinic administration, providers and nursing to improve patient accessibility and patient flow
    • Develop, implement and monitor programs, projects and computerized systems with hospital-wide impact
    • Provide functional and administrative supervision over scheduling and support staff including hiring, scheduling and assigning work, establishing work priorities, performance evaluations, and disciplinary action
    • Hire, develop, and manage the performance of staff.  Sit on search committees for open positions and have input on new hire making decisions
    • Assure that scheduling staff are compliant with UI policies and procedures
    • Provide ongoing communication with staff to motivate, develop, and praise accomplishments
    • Prepare (and as called upon) present special and periodic operational and fiscal reports

    Required Qualifications:

    • A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
    • Typically, 3-5 years of administrative experience is required
    • Experience with directly supervising employees is required
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with presentations and public speaking is required
    • Proficiency in computer spreadsheet and database applications. Experience with data analysis is required
    • Commitment to customer and employee satisfaction is required
    • Knowledge of patient scheduling, scheduling workflows, and electronic scheduling systems is required
    • Ability to facilitate positive outcomes by collaborating and working in a team environment, establishing and meeting/exceeding department objectives and deadlines is required
    • Ability to be self-directed and demonstrate excellent judgement in prioritizing multiple projects and assignments

    Desired Qualifications:

    • Experience in a contact center is desired
    • Leadership experience in a healthcare setting is desired 
    • Documented ability to communicate effectively with physicians, medical personnel, administrators, supervisors, and staff is desired
    • Proficiency in Microsoft applications including but not limited to OneNote, Excel, and Word. Experience in utilizing and understanding Tableau reporting tool
    • Knowledge of UI Health Care policies, procedures, and regulations is desired

    Application details:

    In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

    • Resume
    • Cover Letter

    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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Site Safety Manager
  • Superior Site Safety
  • Dubuque, IA FULL_TIME
  • Join our growing team of experienced safety professionals. Responsible for safety compliance, and ensuring a positive safety attitude and environment exists within assigned operations. Summary of Resp...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Site Safety Manager (Dubuque, IA)
  • Superior Site Safety
  • Dubuque, IA FULL_TIME
  • Join our growing team of experienced safety professionals. Responsible for safety compliance, and ensuring a positive safety attitude and environment exists within assigned operations. Summary of Resp...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Patient Safety and Process Improvement Specialist
  • UnityPoint Health
  • Dubuque, IA OTHER
  • OverviewThis position includes two areas of responsibility: Patient Safety/ Process Improvement Specialist This position is responsible for performing patient safety investigations across UPH-Dubuque ...
  • 4 Days Ago

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Registered Nurse - Patient Safety Officer
  • US Veterans Health Administration
  • Iowa, IA FULL_TIME
  • Duties The Patient Safety Officer (PSO) is responsible for the oversight and implementation of the VHA Patient Safety Program to align with the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS), other interna...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Revenue Cycle Representative (Emergency Department) - Patient Access Management (PAM) - Patient Financial Services
  • Patient Access Management (PAM) - Patient Financial Services - Jobs@UIOWA Careers
  • Iowa, IA FULL_TIME
  • The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics department of Patient Financial Services is seeking a Revenue Cycle Representative (RCR) that will work in the Emergency Department (ED) as an entry-level ...
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Medical Technologist
  • UnityPoint Health
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Overview: NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABORS PERMANENT LABOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM An a...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Patient Access Lead
  • UnityPoint Health
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • The Patient Access Team Lead is responsible to function as a Patient Access Associate in addition to other administrativ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Welder - KT Pacer, IA
  • Marmon Holdings, Inc.
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • R. C. TWAY COMPANY, LLC Come join a team where People make the difference! As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Pharmacist
  • UnityPoint Health
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Overview $10,000 Sign-on Incentive For Qualified Applicants! The Staff Pharmacist, Inpatient is responsible for working ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Field Service Technician - Biomedical (BMET) - Des Moines, IA
  • BAXTER
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standa...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Med Surg LPN
  • Pride Health
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Job Description Job Description Pride Health is hiring for a Licensed Practical Nurse for a client in Cedar Rapids, IA! ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist (weekend package)
  • UnityPoint Health
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Overview: $7,500 Sign-on Incentive Available For Qualified Applicants! The MR Technologist is responsible for working wi...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Phlebotomist $16 per hour
  • Biolife Plasma Services
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • By clicking the Apply button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

The city is divided into four quadrants, used in addressing. 1st Avenue (U.S. Route 151 Business) divides the north and south sides of the city, and the Cedar River divides east and west. Mays Island, in the middle of the river, is the only area of the city where addresses have no quadrant. Areas outside the city limits that have a Cedar Rapids mailing address do not use the quadrants either. Except in the downtown area, 1st Avenue and the Cedar River tend to run diagonally instead of along the cardinal directions. Due to the curving of 1st Avenue, there are some areas in western Cedar Rapids ...
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