Program Manager - Patient Blood Management - FT - Days - MHS
Memorial Healthcare System

Location:
Hollywood, Florida

At Memorial, we are dedicated to improving the health, well-being and, most of all, quality of life for the people entrusted to our care. An unwavering commitment to our service vision is what makes the difference. It is the foundation of The Memorial Experience.

Summary:

The Patient Blood Management (PBM) Program Manager has expertise in PBM delivery, evidence-based clinical transfusion practices, and transfusion safety. Applies culture change and improvement principles to the processes surrounding PBM. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and administrators to improve patient outcomes by optimizing blood product usage and PBM, enhancing safety and reducing costs.

Responsibilities:

Integrates PBM data and domain expertise to clinical decision support. Analyzes EHR workflows, recommends improvements, and supports implementation. Collaborates with other departments such as Compliance, Accreditation, and others to ensure smooth transitions.Assists with planning educational symposiums on high impact PBM topics including patient pretransfusion specimen collection, bedside blood administration, medical decisions to transfuse, preventing and managing transfusion reactions, and minimizing blood wastage. Develops and maintains a resource library for blood transfusion and educational material.Monitors transfusion product utilization and brings utilization issues to the attention of the Transfusion Medicine Pathologist(s) and PBM Committee Chair. Conducts prospective and retrospective audits on the utilization of blood products and their alternatives. Identifies and investigates any trends related to transfusion practices.Serves as a resource for nurses, clinicians, and laboratory staff for issues related to PBM, Transfusion Medicine issues, and transfusion safety. Develops and delivers PBM curriculum.Identifies PBM improvement opportunities and leads PBM quality improvement projects and establishes and implements policies, processes, and procedures to support PBM that meet or exceed published standards.Monitors PBM program performance, established metrics, and applicable cost savings. Compiles a report of PBM program performance to share with health system leadership and applicable committees.Works with the PBM Chair, Transfusion Medicine Pathologist(s), Blood Bank leadership and Administration to develop annual goals for the PBM program. Maintains effective communication and coordination with all disciplines that interface with PBM and transfusion activities.

Competencies:

ACCOUNTABILITY, CLINICAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DEVELOPS RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHCARE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, LABORATORY QUALITY CONTROL, LEADING BY COACHING, RESPONDING TO CHANGE, STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR

Education and Certification Requirements:

Bachelors: Nursing (Required)Registered Nurse Compact License (RN LICENSE COMPACT) - Compact RN Multistate, Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)

Additional Job Information:

Complexity of Work: Solid computer skills and knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software applications. Knowledge of compliance and regulatory processes specific to transfusion medicine. Knowledge of quality improvement processes. Advanced knowledge of transfusion practices. Demonstrated understanding of quality and safety improvement principles. Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal skills and ability to develop positive working relationships with a broad range of professional disciplines. Ability to negotiate and resolve problems in a collaborative or independent manner. Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills (written and verbal), decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Required Work Experience: Six (6) years' experience as an ICU nurse transfusing blood products.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Asbestos = 40%
• Audible Speech = 80%
• Bending and Stooping = 40%
• Bio hazardous Waste = 40%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory = 40%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion = 40%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids = 40%
• Climbing = 0%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens = 40%
• Computer Monitor = 60%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals = 0%
• Depth Perception = 80%
• Distinguish Color = 80%
• Domestic Animals = 0%
• Dust = 40%
• Extreme Heat/Cold = 0%
• Fire Risk = 0%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes = 40%
• Hazardous Chemicals = 0%
• Hazardous Medication = 0%
• Hazardous Noise = 0%
• Hearing Acuity = 80%
• Heating Devices = 0%
• Hypoxia = 0%
• Keyboard Entry = 60%
• Kneeling = 40%
• Laser/High Intensity Lights = 40%
• Latex = 40%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 20%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater = 40%
• Magnetic Fields = 40%
• Moving Mechanical Parts = 40%
• Needles/Sharp Objects = 40%
• Potential Electric Shock = 20%
• Potential for Physical Assault = 20%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Radiation = 40%
• Reaching = 40%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg = 0%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm = 60%
• Running = 0%
• Seeing - Far = 80%
• Seeing - Near = 80%
• Sitting = 40%
• Smelling Acuity = 0%
• Squatting = 40%
• Standing = 60%
• Sudden Decompression During Flights = 0%
• Taste Discrimination = 0%
• Unprotected Heights = 0%
• Walking = 60%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces = 40%

Shift:

Primarily for office workers - not eligible for shift differential

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

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