Director of Patient Safety

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Bradenton (FL); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical coverage

401(k) match

Education assistance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL seeks a Director of Patient Safety to lead a culture of safety and drive proactive harm-reduction strategies across the organization.

You will develop strategic plans, oversee investigations of patient safety events, and partner with leadership to sustain open reporting and learning. This role requires CPPS within a year, strong leadership, and expertise in risk analysis; competitive benefits are provided.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare related field required.
• CPPS (Certification in Patient Safety) within one year of hire; must meet state requirements as applicable.
• Three to five years relevant experience in patient safety, risk and/or quality; EHR and reporting system experience preferred.
• Knowledge of patient safety science principles, theory, methods, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong leadership qualities and knowledge of safety analysis techniques (RCA, FMEA).
• Knowledge of rapid cycle improvement theory and human factors principles.
• Advanced computer skills with word processing and database competency.

Responsabilidades

• 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 data to support safety activities.
• Oversee investigations of serious events and reporting; coordinate internal and external disclosures.
• Facilitate participation in Risk Reduction Program components.
• Guide leadership to sustain an open, learning-oriented safety culture and safe systems.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Patient safety knowledge

Root cause analysis

Educación

Bachelor's degree in healthcare-related field

CPPS

Herramientas

Electronic health records (EHR)

Reporting systems

Descripción del empleo

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Managers thrive with us! 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 Blake Hospital team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

HCA Florida Blake Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a Director of Patient Safety. 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. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. Take the next step in your career.

Responsibilities

• You will initiate and oversee proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes to prevent future errors.

• You will implement information and management systems that support patient safety and use information from different sources to support the activities of the patient safety program.

• You will oversee and coordinate the investigation of serious events and incidents as well as the internal and external reporting of those events.

• You will facilitate and coordinate participation in Risk Reduction Program components.

• You will 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 (e.g. Patient Safety Rounds, Event Response, and Disclosure).

What qualifications you will need

• 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

HCA Florida Blake Hospital is a 380+ bed hospital located in Bradenton, FL. We have a thirteen acre campus by the Gulf Coast beaches. We are the only state-designated Level II trauma center in Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. We have received verification by the American College of Surgeons. Our services include 24-hour emergency care, open-heart surgery, burn care, cancer care, joint replacement and inpatient rehabilitation. We are a recipient of the American Heart Association’s Gold Fit Friendly Designation. We have an onsite day care program, Happy Cubs, a 24 hour employee fitness center and a healthy work environment. We develop our colleagues through cross-training into new units and ongoing skills development. We offer continuing education courses and opportunities for advancement. We also offer great benefits. We hope you’ll consider a career at HCA Florida Blake Hospital.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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