Main Line Health, one of the leading not-for-profit health systems serving the greater Philadelphia region, is looking for a visionary and proactive leader to serve as our Senior Manager of Risk Prevention and Patient Safety for our multi-hospital system.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference for our patients and communities as you utilize your critical thinking and risk assessment skills to help us optimize patient safety and outcomes across our five Magnet®-designated hospitals, six health centers and over forty offices.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Facilitate the integration of strategic vision into clinical practice through collaboration with local leaders and with the support of the Patient Safety Director.
Provide proactive risk identification and assessment to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of risk prevention and patient safety programs across all Main Line Health locations and affiliate partner sites.
Utilize sound avoidance and prevention techniques informed by advanced knowledge of patient safety science, reliability metrics, health care regulatory compliance and traditional health care risk management.
EXPECTATIONS:
Be your best:
Bring your skills, passion and vision to your work and let us help you grow from there with the help of our generous tuition reimbursement package that pays up to $6,000/year for you to pursue advanced degrees or certifications to support your growth as a system leader.
Be involved:
Share your voice, perspectives, experiences and ideas to help lead change initiatives and implement programs that continue to make Main Line Health the best place to receive care and to work.
Be you:
Our diverse and inclusive culture makes us so much more than a great place to work—it makes us a family. Working together, we’re able to deliver superior human care and service.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
Current Pennsylvania clinical licensure with a bachelor’s degree in a health care-related field. Candidates with a master’s degree or with certification in Healthcare Risk Management or Patient Safety are preferred.
Candidates must have comprehensive knowledge of health care operations with a minimum of five (5) years of health care management experience in patient safety or quality improvement in a large and complex environment that includes ambulatory or inpatient care. Experience in an academic medical center is helpful.
Experience working with performance improvement tools and methods, such as PDDA, LEAN techniques and High Reliability Organizations, as well as the ability to present actionable data for improvement projects.
Excellent leadership, communication, presentation and program management skills with the proven ability to influence stakeholders.
Must be knowledgeable in all phases of health care terminology, statistical analysis, operations, patient care, hospital, policies, procedures and health care laws.
Familiarity with The Joint Commission standards and National Patient Safety Goals is desired.
Must have familiarity with and ability to work with databases, Microsoft Office programs and internet applications.
We offer excellent compensation, generous PTO, an extraordinary array of inclusive health benefits, lucrative retirement packages including a pension and 403(b), free parking and employee discounts for various activities, services and vendors.
Main Line Health (MLH) is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. At its core are four of the region’s respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; Mirmont Treatment Center and Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice. MLH also consists of multi-specialty physician networks, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research- non-profit biomedical research organization. It also comprises six outpatient health centers located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, Newtown Square and King of Prussia. Our employees speak highly of the work environment at Main Line Health. We offer great opportunities for advancement as well as flexible schedules that allow you to balance your personal and professional life. It is the policy of Main Line Health: to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer/employee relations without discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sex...ual orientation), parental status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, political affiliation, military service, relationship status, or other non-merit based factors; to select, develop and promote employees based on the individual’s, qualifications, experience, and job performance; to maintain a working environment free of all forms of discrimination, harassment, and intimidation.
