Director Patient Safety

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Life and disability coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is seeking a Director of Patient Safety to lead and collaborate on implementing the hospital-based patient safety program with the goal of eliminating preventable patient harm and sustaining a culture of safety.

You will guide proactive system evaluations, redesign care processes, and foster a learning environment while coordinating with clinical teams to improve patient outcomes and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead hospital-based patient safety program and collaborate across teams to reduce harm.

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Want to join a team of daring managers who care without reservations or limits? Our HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast team is looking for a Director Patient Safety. HCA Healthcare is an advanced healthcare network that has committed up to $300 million to our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, 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.

HCA Healthcare is committed to research and clinical protocols. Do you want to impact standards of care and save lives across the country?

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Patient Safety Director leads and collaborates in the implementation of the hospital-based patient safety program with the goal of eliminating preventable patient harm while also establishing and sustaining a culture of safety.

What you will do in the role:

• Prevent future harm by initiating and overseeing proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes (e.g. forcing functions, checklists, error causation thinking, human factors, applied informatics, culture).