Patient Safety Coordinator

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Patient Safety Coordinator with Overland Park Regional Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as 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, 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 Consumer Discounts
  
• 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 that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Overland Park Regional Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Patient Safety Coordinator to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Acts as liaison with internal departments and external accrediting bodies, health and safety agencies, insurance companies, and legal counsel
• Serves as a consultant and resource person to Unit Managers, Clinical Nurse Coordinators, Department Directors and other colleagues in both clinical and ancillary areas of the hospital in the development of patient safety indicators, criteria, and process improvement
• Helps to develop and monitor the implementation of the patient safety-risk management program. Identifies risk exposure by assuring the planning, development, and support of an effective event reporting system and establishing effective communication with surveillance departments e.g. Infection Control, Employee Health, Quality Management, Safety, and Medical Records
• Assists with the management of the hospital event reporting system providing support to select committees, units or departments in order to mitigate risks and advance the patient safety agenda across the hospital
• Collects, tracks, trends, and performs data analysis utilizing multiple data systems and tools to create actionable reports and improvement plans
• Assist in identifying, trending, and investigating patient safety incidents, medical errors and potential risks in the facility
• Participates in and coordinates event investigation and analysis and proactive risk assessments e.g. Failure Modes Effects Analysis. Conducts chart reviews for the relevant discipline/program to investigate patient safety and adverse events
• Assists with regulatory and accreditation/certification visits by retrieving clinical data from the patient medical records, escorting surveyor(s) to the departments, setting up requested interviews with staff, and leadership notifications e.g. division and corporate of the visit.
• Collaborates with hospital leaders to ensure compliance with external regulators and accrediting agencies related to patient safety e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS, Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Hospital Standards (BHS)
• Assists the Director Patient Safety with defense legal counsel coordination of investigations, processing, and defense claims against the facility; records, collects, documents, maintains and provides defense attorneys any requested information and documents.
• Process claims against the facility, including the preparation of records, documents, and providing to defense attorneys and requested information as necessary while maintaining privilege of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP);

What qualifications you will need:

• B.A. or B.S. required
  
• Clinical background preferred
  
• Preferred current CPHRM or CPPS certification. If not already CPPS, must obtain certification within 12 months of hire. Maintain CPPS while in role
• Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience in a healthcare setting required. Healthcare patient safety, risk management, or quality improvement preferred
  

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340 bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Womens & Children’s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, its our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider in the region.

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 cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Patient Safety Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.