PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS MANAGER

Mountain View, CA

Join Our Award-Winning Team at El Camino Health!

For over 50 years, El Camino Health has been at the heart of Silicon Valley's healthcare landscape, delivering exceptional patient care and leading the way in innovation. As a nationally recognized and locally trusted organization, we are proud to be navigating toward our fifth ANCC Magnet Designation - a testament to our commitment to excellence.

Now, we're inviting you to be part of our journey! If you're a dynamic and forward-thinking leader, this is your opportunity to step into the role of Patient Blood Management Programs Manager. The successful candidate will form, lead and facilitate cross functional teams in the planning, developing, coordinating and implementing complex, enterprise-wide, inpatient and outpatient, performance improvement and/or quality outcome initiatives under the El Camino Health’s Patient Blood Management Program. In addition, the incumbent will coach and advise on efforts that will serve to improve efficiency, quality, cost-effectiveness, and the patient experience; facilitate patient blood management efforts on patient safety, quality or performance improvement teams in collaboration with clinical and non-clinical team leaders and senior leaders; and foster teamwork to achieve program and organizational goals.

The Program Manager of the Patient Blood Management Program serves as the clinical leader for advancing the care of the program-specific patients throughout the organization. The Program Manager is responsible for achieving and maintaining compliance with the Joint Commission (TJC), American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), and other applicable evidence-based standards. The role leads performance improvement initiatives through application of clinical expertise, knowledge of both clinical and administrative settings and frequent interactions with a variety of clinical and non-clinical roles. The Program Manager will utilize his/her expertise in enhancing the program, developing evidence-based practice, education and collaboration, mentoring, and demonstrating change leadership.  The Program Manager also coordinates the team’s efforts to design, implement, measure and report-on safe, cost-effective evidence-based care strategies for the inpatient and outpatient population across the continuum of care, as well as conducts comprehensive patient studies to evaluate activities and outcomes, manages policies and protocols, and reviews current best practice through networking and ongoing education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the Clinical Laboratory team and Transfusion Safety Committee to improve the use of evidence-based practice for the Patient Blood Management programs and improve clinical outcomes by leading PI projects, developing education modules, and gap analysis.
• Leads, facilitates and collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team across the enterprise to integrate evidence-based practice recommendations into clinical practice and organizational processes. Works directly with service line leaders, medical staff, nursing, and community providers to improve care for the inpatients, outpatients, and perioperative patients.
• Maintains current knowledge of patient blood management, both inpatient, outpatient and perioperative, and of current clinical practice /other guidelines and regulatory specifications to include Joint Commission as well as health plan specialty certifications.  Remains current on both Joint Commission Patient Blood Management and AABB (American Association Blood Bank) standards on blood management.
• Supervises and controls all program-specific data generation for patient blood management programs including IT/iCare reporting, vendors, patient-reported outcomes, and data registries. Partners with clinical data analysts/staff. Reviews and analyzes data regarding clinical outcomes and regulatory compliance.  Provides data and reports to executive and physician leadership, and department directors.  Works closely with clinical analysts and IT/iCare staff to develop reports and improve data collection.
• Concurrently monitors the program’s performance of care on inpatient, outpatient, and perioperative patient care units across the enterprise providing education and intervention with clinical staff and providers as necessary to improve delivery of care.
• Provides feedback to the team and/or applicable committees and develops strategies to overcome organizational barriers regarding knowledge, process and interdepartmental collaboration. Additionally, brings frontline staff feedback to the multidisciplinary team. 
• Demonstrates teamwork and utilizes communication/ influencing expertise to foster collaboration among clinicians and providers and in the adoption of best practices. 
• Complies with regulatory standards and laws and strives to continue to advance the program.
• Demonstrates complex/high-level communication skills.
• Plans and directs services to improve clinical outcomes. Works with Director to implement new programs and services.
• Compiles data and prepares data visualization for both medical and nursing staff to improve performance.  

We’re Looking for a Leader Who Has:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a work-related field from an accredited college or university or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Three years of experience leading teams in the specialty, preferably in a clinical setting. Knowledge of inpatient, outpatient, perioperative and clinic operations within the specialty.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
• Computer proficiency in database use and data presentation programs including Microsoft office suite programs.
• Demonstrated ability to produce results and coordinate projects.
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to organize, analyze and present data.
• RN license required.
• CPHQ Certification preferred.
• Certified Clinical Nurse Leader preferred.

Are You Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re a visionary leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and is ready to contribute to a team that sets the standard for exceptional patient care, we want to hear from you! Join us at El Camino Health, where we don’t just provide care - we provide exceptional care that shapes the future of healthcare.

Apply today and be a part of something truly extraordinary!

For more information about our current leadership opportunities, apply at www.elcaminohealth.org/careers, Req R00015705.

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