Why work at TidalHealth?Looking for a rewarding place to work? Choose TidalHealth, which now includes three hospitals - TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Maryland; TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Delaware; and Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland. All three hospitals are "A" rated by Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide, and the facilities have received numerous other honors.
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Director of Patient Safety Position Summary The Director of Patient Safety has responsibility for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive house-wide quality and patient safety program which includes oversight of all accreditation and regulatory requirements; risk identification, event analysis, and risk mitigation; infection prevention; and patient experience management. This position will also be responsible for patient safety risk identification; process redesign using lean and six sigma and other PI methodologies in pursuit of a zero defect environment; and aggregation, monitoring, reporting and action planning for house-wide and unit-based safety event data.
Director of Patient Services Position RequirementsMinimum Experience:
- Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the state of Maryland or a compact state.
- Masters Degree in Nursing or healthcare related field required (at least one degree must be in Nursing)
- 5 to 10 years nursing experience required with a minimum of 3 years nursing leadership, project management, or quality oversight required. Experience in leading Nursing Quality Initiatives and Root Cause Analysis that yield improved outcomes and/or patient and staff satisfaction and engagement required.
Preferred:
- CPHQ or CPPS certification preferred or willing to obtain within 2 years of employment
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt level training preferred or willing to obtain within 1 year of employment
- Healthcare Risk Management experience preferred
Director of Patient Services Benefits- At TidalHealth, team members working at least 36 hours per pay period based on 12-hour shift schedules or at least 37.5 hours for non 12-hour shift schedules and part-time team members working at least 30 hours or more on weekends only are eligible for benefits.
- Benefits include medical, prescription, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, disability insurance plans, life insurance, paid time off plans, retirement plans, tuition assistance, employee assistance, and access to on-site childcare and a credit union.
