VP of Quality and Patient Safety

HCA Florida Blake Hospital; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL, seeks a Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety to lead organizational quality and performance improvement. You will shape a culture of safety and oversee risk management, regulatory compliance, and accreditation readiness across the hospital.

As a pivotal member of the leadership team, you will collaborate with clinical and administrative partners to develop education programs, implement data-driven interventions, and monitor core quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Healthcare-related field required; Master's Degree preferred.
• Florida licensure as IN Nursing or Healthcare preferred; CPHQ/ABQUARP/ABQAURP level credentials encouraged.
• CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) OR CHCQM (Diplomate in American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians) required or grace period available.
• CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience; knowledge of State, Federal, and TJC regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute organizational quality and performance improvement strategies.
• Lead organizational risk management programs to ensure compliance with mandates and accreditation standards.
• Lead education programs for staff, medical staff and board members on risk assessment, data trends and interventions.
• Oversee organization-wide occurrence reporting system; analyze trends and implement interventions.
• Ensure compliance with JCAHO, regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.

Skills

Risk management

Quality improvement

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Healthcare-related field

Master's Degree

Florida RN licensure preferred

CPHQ or CHCQM certification

CPPS certification preferred

Job description

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 VP of Quality and 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.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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 expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a Vice President, Quality and Safety. You will be responsible for developing and executing organizational quality and performance improvement. You will also be responsible for leadership and organizational wide direction in ensuring a continuously improving culture of safety. 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 facilitate and direct organizational wide risk management program to ensure compliance with statutory mandates, regulatory requirements and accreditation standards of professional organizations, i.e., JCAHO, OSHA, etc.
• You will develop and implement educational programs for employees, medical staff and board members on analysis of risk assessment, historical and concurrent occurrence and claims data and national trends.
• You will ensure responsibility for organizational wide occurrence reporting system; analyze and report trends and identifies appropriate interventions to reduce risk and liability to the organization.
• You will lead organizational performance efforts for JCAHO, core quality measures, COP and regulatory and all other accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• You will ensure compliance with JCAHO, and all legal, regulatory and accrediting agency requirements are met.

• Bachelor's Degree required in Nursing or Healthcare related field required; Master's Degree preferred
• Current Florida licensure as a Registered Nurse preferred
  **If serving as facility’s primary Risk Manager, VP must have current Florida license in Healthcare Risk Management (FL LHRM)
• CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) OR CHCQM (Diplomate in American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians)
  Individuals without CPHQ or ABQUARP will be granted a 12 month grace period to obtain CPHQ or ABQAURP , if all other qualifications are met
• CPPS (Certified Professional in Patient Safety) preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Knowledge of State, Federal, and TJC regulations.
• Previous experience in the clinical, risk management, and/or administrative arenas preferred