Patient Safety Consultant

Location: Bethesda Butler Hospital – 3125 Hamilton Mason Rd, Hamilton, OH 45011 

Work Hours: Full-Time | 80 hours bi-weekly Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (No weekend or holiday commitment) Flexibility available based on the needs of the location.

Make an Impact Where Safety Matters Most

Are you passionate about advancing patient safety and building high-reliability healthcare systems? TriHealth is seeking a mission-driven Patient Safety Consultant to join our dedicated Patient Safety team.

In this influential role, you’ll collaborate with physicians, leaders, and frontline staff to foster a culture of safety across our organization. Reporting directly to the Director of Patient Safety, you’ll leverage your clinical expertise and strategic thinking to lead initiatives that improve outcomes, prevent harm, and strengthen operational reliability.

If you're ready to champion meaningful change and make a system-wide impact, we want to hear from you.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Health-related field (e.g. Pharmacy, Radiology, Clinical Lab, etc.), or Health Administration (Required)
  • Advanced certification in Patient Safety, Quality, or Risk Management (e.g. CPPS, CPHQ, CPHRM, CPHFH) Preferred
  • Registered Nurse preferred
  • 3-4 years of work experience as RN, Lab Tech, Radiology, etc. (Required)
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in clinical and quality/safety  (RN, Lab, Radiology, or healthcare related)
  • 2–3 years of project management experience (Preferred)
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines across competing priorities
  • Skilled in data creation, research, and analytical reporting
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with strong general computer skills
  • Proven critical thinking and conflict resolution abilities
  • Solid foundation in patient safety principles and healthcare reliability practices

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Patient Safety, this position provides facilitation, consultation, and project management to support the accomplishment of the organization's safety goals and initiatives. This includes providing clinical process input and analysis on events; consultation to all levels of leadership, physicians, and team members; and facilitation of projects requiring analysis, process design, improvement planning, implementation planning, and measurement/monitoring.  This position also provides support towards TriHealth’s adoption of high-reliability and other safety practices.  Such duties might include project planning and design, implementation, and coordination of change management.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership in the facilitation of TriHealth’s adoption of high-reliability and other safety practices. Such duties might include project plan design, implementation, management, and coordination of change management. 
  • Assists in leading system wide safety culture initiatives. This may include facilitating or leading process improvement teams, developing and delivering safety related presentations.  

Working Conditions:

  • Climbing - Rarely
  • Concentrating - Consistently
  • Continuous Learning - Consistently
  • Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
  • Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
  • Kneeling - Rarely
  • Lifting <10 Lbs. - Occasionally
  • Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely
  • Lifting 11-50 Lbs. - Occasionally
  • Pulling - Rarely
  • Pushing - Rarely
  • Reaching - Rarely
  • Reading - Consistently
  • Sitting - Frequently
  • Standing - Rarely
  • Stooping - Rarely
  • Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
  • Use of Hands - Frequently
  • Color Vision - Occasionally
  • Walking - Frequently
     

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors
At TriHealth, we believe there is no responsibility more important than to SERVE our patients, our communities, and our fellow team members. To achieve our vision and mission, ALL TriHealth team members are expected to demonstrate and live the following: 

Serve: ALWAYS…
• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas
Excel: ALWAYS…
• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service 
Respect: ALWAYS…
• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.
Value: ALWAYS…
• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.
Engage: ALWAYS…
• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community