Director of Patient Safety

This position is incentive eligible.

About the role

We are seeking a Director of Patient Safety to provide leadership and direction in developing a culture of safety and identifying opportunities and initiatives to enhance patient safety. You will develop strategic and operational plans to build a prospective, proactive, loss-prevention, and harm-reduction patient safety program at HCA Florida Largo Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services with over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom.

HCA Florida Largo Hospital is the premier healthcare provider in Pinellas County, offering 455 beds and 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.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has invested $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. The organization also spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and oversee proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes and prevent future errors.
• Implement information and management systems that support patient safety, using data from various sources to drive program activities.
• Oversee and coordinate the investigation of serious events and incidents, including internal and external reporting.
• Facilitate and coordinate participation in Risk Reduction Program components.
• Guide facility leadership in activities that enable and sustain an open and fair environment promoting learning, safe systems, and appropriate management of behavioral choices related to patient safety (e.g., Patient Safety Rounds, Event Response, and Disclosure).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a 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 of relevant experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality.
• Experience with electronic health records and reporting systems (preferred).
• Knowledge of patient safety science principles, theory, methods, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong leadership qualities, including task completion, motivation, and 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 proficiency in word processing and database competency.

Benefits

HCA Florida Largo Hospital offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement for colleagues, including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with many common services at no cost or low copay, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, 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, and 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 other discount programs.
• 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 offering free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.