Patient Safety Coordinator

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Patient Safety Coordinator? At Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• 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.
• Leads activities to improve event reporting and response to near miss events.
• Assist with administering the Patient Safety Program on a day to day basis to include review and follow up with RM Notification reports for timeliness and completeness.
• Conducts and participates in Patient Safety/Risk Management educational programs, web-based and in-person, that provide front line staff with the tools and equipment to be accountable for their role in patient safety and risk activities.
• Clearly articulates ideas and patient safety concepts in non-judgmental and non-confrontational ways.
• Display integrity to maintain effectiveness and build the trust that is essential to the honesty and transparency of the Patient Safety Program.
• Maintains a current, up-to-date understanding of patient safety theory, methods, standards and regulatory requirements, which is essential along with a commitment to lifelong learning to maintain expertise in a rapidly changing field.
• Completes the work of patient safety/risk management with the objective in mind to advance patient safety and control and minimize risks at the facility.
• Assures timely reporting of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) to the Patient Safety Organization as assigned.
• 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.
• Acts as liaison with internal departments and external accrediting bodies, health and safety agencies, insurance companies, and legal counsel.

What qualifications you will need:

• B.A. or B.S. required in Healthcare Field, RN preferred
• Clinical background (nursing) 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 hospital setting required. Healthcare patient safety, risk management, or quality improvement preferred. 

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 benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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 Women's & 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, it's 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.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Patient Safety Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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