The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the developmental Patient Safety Program Manager, performing a broad range of patient safety program activities, including program coordination, event report review, tracer activities, and safety assessments. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Leads and manages the facility-wide Patient Safety Program, developing, implementing, and evaluating the annual Patient Safety Plan, performance measures, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives to promote a culture of safety and reduce preventable patient harm.
Manages the Patient Safety Reporting and Learning System, overseeing the review, tracking, analysis, and disposition of adverse events, sentinel events, good catches, and unsafe conditions while ensuring timely and accurate internal and external reporting.
Conduct systems-based clinical tracers and safety evaluations across clinical and ancillary departments to assess compliance with policies and accreditation standards, identify gaps in care-delivery processes, and develop evidence-based recommendations for improvement.
Leads or co-leads Root Cause Analyses and Proactive Risk Assessments for significant patient safety events and high-risk processes, identifying contributing factors and systemic vulnerabilities and developing corrective action plans to improve clinical processes, equipment, staffing, and the environment of care.
Provides authoritative consultation, education, and communication on patient safety, advising clinical staff, managers, and senior leadership and delivering training on event reporting, high-reliability principles, accreditation compliance, and process improvement strategies. This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Direct Hire Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same. IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy related to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendations for healthcare workers.
Vaccine exemption requests may be available, as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunization Policy and facility guidance. The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements. If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service.
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Amber.Cantu@ihs.gov · (301) 412-9874
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $98244 – $139166/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-22.
This position is open under the 'Native' hiring path.
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