This position is incentive eligible.
Job Summary and QualificationsWe 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 Largo Hospital is the premier healthcare provider in Pinellas County and beyond with 455 beds and is part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare network in Florida. Our hospital offers a wide range of specialty services, including advanced cardiac care, complex GI services, kidney and liver transplantation, weight loss surgery, advanced stroke care, and robotic surgeries. Our Graduate Medical Education program is affiliated with USF Morsani College of Medicine, ensuring that our patients receive the highest quality care from the most skilled and knowledgeable medical professionals. Pick HCA Florida Largo Hospital for all your healthcare needs.
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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a(an) Director of Patient Safety.
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