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HCA Healthcare
Director of Patient Safety
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What they do
A Director of Patient Safety is responsible for determining and maintaining the strategic direction of their organization's patient safety program and developing a workplace culture where safety is the utmost priority.
$97,454 / year median in Florida
+11% projected growth
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 Director of Patient Safety for our HCA Florida Northside Hospital team where excellence creates excellence.
- Benefits
- HCA Florida Northside Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.
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Note:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._- HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare?
- Apply for our Director of Patient Safety role today!
- Job Summary and Qualifications
- We are seeking a Director of Patient Safety.
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.
- 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 Northside Hospital is a 280+ bed facility offering state-of-the-art treatment.
- Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.
- We are an equal opportunity employer.