Patient Safety Specialist- UPMC Washington

Purpose:

We're hiring a Patient Safety Specialist!

This hybrid position provides meaningful support to both UPMC Greene and UPMC Washington. You'll partner with clinical teams across both campuses, lead safety initiatives, and help shape a culture where patient well‑being comes first. If you're passionate about quality, collaboration, and making a lasting impact across multiple facilities, this is a great opportunity for growth.

Apply today and help strengthen patient safety system‑wide.

Position Highlights!

• Hybrid schedule
• Monday-Friday, daytime hours
• High visibility across two hospitals

Responsibilities:

• Deliver ongoing patient safety education, both formal and informal, to hospital staff across all departments.

• Investigate patient safety risks through rounds, chart reviews, interviews, inspections, and other methods.

• Ensure compliance with the hospital's Patient Safety Plan, objectives, and national patient safety goals.

• Monitor and implement regulatory requirements from federal and state agencies related to patient safety.

• Review safety occurrences with physicians, managers, and department heads, identify trends, and recommend actions.

• Maintain investigative, claim, and legal files with strict confidentiality; assist legal counsel during litigation.

• Communicate significant safety events and potential claims promptly through established reporting mechanisms.

• Contribute to hospital-wide performance improvement by gathering and analyzing data in collaboration with peers.

• Participate in the on-call rotation to remain informed of patient safety incidents as they occur.

• Act as a role model to promote and sustain a strong culture of patient safety throughout the organization.

Schedule: This position will primarily work Monday-Friday, 7AM-3:30PM. You will need to be able to travel to the UPMC Greene facility about 1-2 days per week.

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related healthcare area required.
• 5 years of Clinical experience OR experience in risk, liability or loss control at the organizational level is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing in preferred.
• Ability to work with a variety of Microsoft office software systems.
• Analytical ability to prepare, review and present statistical data.
• Interpersonal skills to work with management and physicians, and all levels of staff.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Certification in Quality Management from Health Care Quality Council Management preferred
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran