PATIENT SAFETY SPECIALIST
UHS
Summary
The Patient Safety Specialist plays a vital role in creating a safe, supportive environment for patients and staff. As a key member of the PIW treatment team, this professional provides consistent care, supervision, and positive role modeling across the facility. They lead behavior-based safety initiatives, conduct safety observations, and offer real-time coaching to strengthen safe practices. Through proactive monitoring and collaboration with staff and leadership, the specialist identifies risks, reduces incidents and injuries, and advances PIW's commitment to a culture of safety.
Job description
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Provide safe escort and supervision, monitoring employees and visitors, preventing unauthorized activity, and reporting observations to leadership.
- Support lobby and hospital operations, responding to calls for intervention during potentially challenging situations and communicating all adverse events.
- Maintain a safe therapeutic environment through continuous patient supervision, crisis reporting, contraband checks, and adherence to safety and infection-control procedures.
- Engage directly with patients, teaching hygiene and social skills, reinforcing treatment-plan activities, orienting new patients, and supporting medication compliance.
- Deliver staff training in areas such as BLS, de-escalation, Handle With Care, and milieu management as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Graduate/GED
- Two or more years of experience in a mental health facility
- Demonstrated experience training or experience in de-escalation
- BLS, required
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, writing reports and summaries
Benefits
- Loan Forgiveness Program
- Competitive Compensation
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(k) Matching
- Discounted Stock Plan
- Student Loan Refinancing
- Career Development
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.