Director of Patient Safety

HCA Healthcare • Saint Petersburg, FL

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About The Position

HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Director of Patient Safety for our HCA Florida Northside Hospital team where excellence creates excellence. As Director, you will provide leadership and direction in developing a culture of safety and in identifying opportunities and initiatives to enhance patient safety. You will also develop strategic and operational plans to build prospective, proactive, loss-prevention and harm-reduction patient safety program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare related field required.
• CPPS (Certification in Patient Safety) (within one year of hire); Must also meet/comply with state requirements as applicable.
• Three to five years relevant experience in patient safety, risk and/or quality; Experience with electronic health records and reporting system preferred.
• Knowledge of patient safety science principles, theory, methods, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong leadership qualities (task completion, motivation, organization).
• Knowledge of and experience with patient safety analysis techniques, including root cause analysis, cause and effect analysis, and failure mode and effect analysis.
• Knowledge of rapid cycle improvement theory, patient safety science and human factor principles.
• Advanced computer skills with word processing in database competency.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and oversee proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes to prevent future errors.
• Implement information and management systems that support patient safety and use information from different sources to support the activities of the patient safety program.
• Oversee and coordinate the investigation of serious events and incidents as well as the internal and external reporting of those events.
• Facilitate and coordinate participation in Risk Reduction Program components.
• Guide facility leadership in activities that enable and sustain an open and fair environment that promotes learning, safe systems, and appropriately managing behavioral choices related to patient safety.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree