Director of Patient Safety
Director of Patient Safety
Mission Hospital
Full Time Days No Weekends
Monday Friday (Admin Hours)
Mission Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves as the regional tertiary and quaternary care center in Western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospital is licensed for 853 beds and is the region's only trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and includes the only children's hospital in Western North Carolina. Mission Hospital is also a Magnet designated hospital for nursing excellence.
Mission Health operates 1,219 licensed beds across six acute care hospitals and one inpatient rehabilitation hospital; numerous care access points; CarePartners, a post-acute care provider; and the region's only dedicated Level I trauma center.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Patient Safety Director leads and collaborates in the implementation of the hospital-based patient safety program with the goal of eliminating preventable patient harm while also establishing and sustaining a culture of safety.
Major Responsibilities:
Systems Thinking and Reliable Design
Identification and Mitigation of Patient Safety Risk
Safety Culture Advancement
Patient Safety Education
Partnership with Executive and Clinical Leaders
Patient and Family Engagement
Measurable Reeducation in Avoidable Harm
Risk Management / Claims Activities (if not otherwise assigned)
What qualifications you will need:
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in healthcare related field
Preferred Education: Master's Degree
Preferred Experience: Three to five years of healthcare experience in patient safety, risk, and/or quality (Healthcare experience should be recent and within a clinical setting such as Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Center, etc.) Clinical background preferred.
Required License/Certification: (CPPS) Certified Professional in-Patient Safety. If not already a CCPS, it must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date and maintained while in the role.
Director will report to the Market VP
9 FTEs
Focus on building relationships on the team and executives. Developing the expertise of the team. Learning HCA's systems and processes if external candidate.
Must have experience in Patient Safety not just Quality