| Director of Patient Safety
Capital Regional Medical Center
Tallahassee, FL Capital Regional Medical Center is seeking a Director of Patient Safety to join our growing team. We are a fully-accredited healthcare facility with more than 1,100 employees and 500 physicians. As a 266-bed, acute-care hospital we offer 24/7 Emergency Services in Leon and Gadsden Counties including; a Pediatric ER, Senior Care ER and an Express Care ER. We also offer a Bariatric Center, Behavioral Health Center, Cancer Center, Chest Pain Center w/PCI, Comprehensive Breast Center, Family Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Orthopedic Center, Physical Therapy Services, Senior First, Sleep Center, Stroke Center, Surgical Services, Wound Healing Center, Network-of-Care Affiliated Physician Practices, and more. Sign-On Bonuses and Relocation Assistance available on a case-by-case basis. Position Summary: The Director of Patient Safety prevents future harm by initiating and overseeing proactive evaluation and redesign of systems to improve care processes. They improve outcomes by emphasizing both appropriate behaviors and robust systems that include concise accountability measures and follow-up. This candidate will improve the consistent delivery of evidence-based care and reduction in preventable harm by focusing on reliability and applying the principles of reliable design. They will work closely with the Patient Safety Organization to reduce variation in care delivery and explore identified variations when appropriate. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare related field required
- 3-5 years of healthcare experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality required
- Healthcare experience should be recent and within a clinical setting (i.e. Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, etc.)
- Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) required
- If not already CPPS, must obtain within first year of hire
- Certification in Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) required
- If not already CPPS, must obtain within first year of hire
With more than 30 hospitals to choose from, HCA of North & West Florida is a growing, stable system with all the rewards of working in community hospitals. We have more training opportunities, more advancement potential, and an impressive range of benefits. That’s what you get with us, more opportunities, more rewards, more chances to make a difference. To learn more and apply, please visit http://hcahealthcare.com/careers and reference job number 00355-7921. For more information, please contact Tracey Elliott at 813-382-7810 or Tracey.Elliott@hcahealthcare.com. EOE. Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled |
