PFPSC interviews all applicants to make sure that they are interested in and ready for working with the health system to improve patient safety.
Before you apply, here are a few things to know:
- We are not a support group. Our members have already gone through much of their healing and are interested in being effective partners with the system.
- We do not advise or advocate for those who have made complaints or brought lawsuits against institutions or practitioners. We do not automatically reject applicants who are or have been involved in lawsuits or the complaints process. However, we do focus on partnership and collaboration and cannot do this when members take an adversarial or confrontational approach.
- We do not use language that makes it difficult to partner with healthcare providers and organizations. We avoid terms like “negligence” and “incompetence,” and we do not assign blame to individual practitioners, hospitals, nursing homes, regulatory bodies, or governments.
- We treat one another and our partners with great courtesy. We handle disagreements respectfully, without anger or personal attacks.
Ultimately, PFPSC is right for you if you are a team player who shares our vision: Every patient safe.