Exec/Admin / Administration / Florida / Locum or Permanent / Director Patient Safety Job

• Location: Kissimmee , Florida
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #752

Director of Patient Safety / Acute Care

We are seeking a qualified Director of Patient Safety for an immediate opening who will 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, culture).

We offer the following benefits:

• $100,000 – $110,000 annually (based on experience)
• 15% Performance bonus
• Relocation benefit possible
• 401(k) with an employer match up to 9%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Family Leave
• Medical Plan Options, Dental & Vision
• And much more!

Director of Patient Safety / Acute Care

About Us

We provide a full range of acute care services including emergency services, inpatient and outpatient diagnostic imaging, inpatient and outpatient surgery, cardiac catheterization, laboratory, pharmacy, and a full range of support services.

Responsibilities:

• Support improved outcomes by emphasizing both appropriate behaviors and robust systems that include concise accountability measures and follow-up.
• Improve consistent delivery of evidence-based care and reduction in preventable harm by focusing on reliability and applying the principles of reliable design.
• Reduce variation in care delivery. Partner with the Patient Safety Organization to explore identified variations when appropriate.
• Facilitate thorough and credible failure mode effect analysis to identify and mitigate unintended adverse patient outcomes and evaluate effectiveness of process changes.
• Perform Patient Safety Rounds that identify patient safety risks. Empower staff to identify and participate in resolution of patient safety concerns.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Clinical background required.
• Three to five years healthcare experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality required.
• Recent acute care
• MUST be a RN
• MUST have director level experience
• Bi lingual Spanish is a PLUS!
• Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) required;
  (If not already CPPS, must obtain certification within first year of hire)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare related field required, Registered Nurse (RN) highly preferred.

Director of Patient Safety / Acute Care

If you are interested you can apply at: xxxxxxxxxxx*

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