Registered Nurse - Patient Safety Manager

Summary The Patient Safety Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, managing and evaluating the medical center's patient safety program. The PSM builds and implements safety systems, promotes a culture of safety, reviews safety events, performs risk scoring, leads Root Cause Analysis teams, serves as the facility point of contact for Patient Safety Alerts and Advisories, and acts as liaison with the National Center for Patient Safety. Responsibilities Plans, organizes, develops, manages and evaluates the medical center's patient safety program Reviews all reported safety events and performs risk scoring Severity Assessment Code classification of events to determine necessary actions Leads Root Cause Analysis RCA teams and provides consultative services to other RCA leaders Tracks RCA actions in the RCA database Safety Program Optimization Tool and provides RCA training Serves as the resident expert on confidentiality rules as they apply to the patient safety process Serves as the facility point of contact for Patient Safety Alerts and Advisories, including tracking system actions Conducts periodic environmental patient safety inspections Demonstrates leadership in publicizing and promoting patient safety successes and activities Acts as the point of contact for facility patient safety issues with the National Center for Patient Safety NCPS Applies the nursing process with close supervision while delivering fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned Veterans Tracks and reports safety-related data VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Telework: Ad hoc may be authorized. (Employees who Teleworks on an occasional, episodic, or short-term, and have completed required telework training and telework agreement). Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the

Created: 2026-03-09