Manager Patient Safety

HCA Healthcare • Houston, TX

78d

About The Position

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Manager Patient Safety today with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. We are seeking a Manager within Risk for our facility to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other, and we are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare field preferred.
• 2 years of acute care clinical experience preferred.
• Experience in patient safety, risk management and/or quality required.
• Healthcare experience should be recent and within a clinical setting such as hospital, ambulatory surgery center, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn.
• Comfortable and skilled at working with physicians and healthcare providers.
• Excellent computer skills including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the hospital's risk management activities, which includes coordinating insurance coverage.
• Work with defense legal counsel to coordinate claim investigations.
• Process claims against the facility, including the preparation of records, documents, and providing to defense attorneys and requested information as necessary while maintaining privilege of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP).
• Understand and use basic statistical methods and formal analytic methods.
• Conduct Patient Safety/Risk Management educational programs that provide front line staff with the tools and equipment to be accountable for their role in patient safety and risk activities.
• Comply with the Joint Commission's risk management standards and take steps to ascertain that risks are minimized through follow-up and actions on all regulatory/insurance survey report recommendations/deficiencies.
• Review and follow up with RM Notification reports for timeliness and completeness.
• Assure timely reporting of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) to the Patient Safety Organization as assigned.
• Assist in identifying, trending, and investigating patient safety incidents, medical errors and potential risks in the facility.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
• Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• 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.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• 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
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree