About the Position: This position is located within the 60th MDG, Travis, AFB, California. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) assisting with developing processes to improve patient safety and 2) collaborating with various medical departments to assess compliance with patient safety regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in hospital administration, public health administration, or related fields such as business or public administration with course work in health care administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Serve as the authority for patient safety matters in the facility and provide guidance/advise the Medical Group Commander (MDG/CC) and all MDG staff to ensure proper implementation of the PSP.
Receive and centrally manage all Patient Safety Reports (PSR) from MTF staff and/or patients or visitors.
Coordinate and manage compliance of Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals Elements of Performance and other Elements of Performance related to Patient Safety.
Maintain a Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) database and submit required reports to the Defense Health Agency (DHA), MTF Performance Improvement Committee, and Executive Committee.
Translate standards, requirements and policies into terms or processes meaningful to the target clinic, department, or facility.
Implement, manage, and evaluate Patient Safety Program.
Provide support to MTF staff that ensures effective management of the facility's patient safety program.