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Medical City McKinney
Director Patient Safety
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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.
$117,530 / year median in Texas
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Director Patient Safety Medical City McKinney - 3.4 McKinney, TX Job Details Full-time 15 hours ago Benefits Employee stock purchase plan Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Flexible spending account Tuition reimbursement Paid time off Adoption assistance Family leave 401(k) matching Loan assistance Life insurance Qualifications Certified Professional In Patient Safety Senior level Full Job Description This position is incentive eligible. Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Director Patient Safety Job Summary 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 Effectively report, investigate, and analyze patient safety incidents, medical errors and potential risks in the facility Champion completion of Culture of Safety Survey. Facilitate analysis of culture of safety survey results such that data-driven action plans lead to targeted outcomes Include patient safety in new hire orientation presentation (e.g. PSO membership, reporting expectations, safety culture) Provide ongoing education to leaders, clinicians and staff on the science of safety (high reliability, effective communication, sustaining awareness/alertness) and patient safety initiatives. Work with facility leaders and managers to ensure thorough, credible and timely event management. Join with facility leaders to identify and hardwire behavioral norms that promote a culture of safety Engage patients/families when appropriate in the patient safety program. Seek input from patients/families involved in harm or close call events as appropriate. Oversee the management and use of event information to benchmark and track progress to zero avoidable harm. Provide analysis and identifying trends from reports (e.g. event reports, SHARP report, Service Line Dashboards) to track progress of improvement strategies. Spread and sustain improvement. Work with defense counsel to coordinate the investigation, processing and the defense of claims against facility: records, collects, documents, maintain and provides to defense attorneys any requested information and documents necessary to manage facility claims while maintaining privilege