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Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Manager Patient Safety you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join The Woman's Hospital of Texas which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at The Woman's Hospital of Texas!

Job Summary and Qualifications

We are seeking a Manager (RN) within Risk for our facility to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and we are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

What you will do in this role:

+ *** As the Patient Safety/Risk Manager, you will be responsible for the hospital’s risk management activities, which includes coordinating insurance coverage;**

+ *** You will work with defense legal counsel to coordinate claim investigations; 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);**

+ *** You will understand and use basic statistical methods and formal analytic methods; Conduct Patient Safety/Risk Management educational programs that provide front line staff with the tools and equipment to be accountable for their role in patient safety and risk activities;**

+ *** You will comply with the Joint Commission’s risk management standards and take steps to ascertain that risks are minimized through follow-up and actions on all regulatory/insurance survey report recommendations/deficiencies;**

+ *** You will review and follow up with RM Notification reports for timeliness and completeness; Assure timely reporting of Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) to the Patient Safety Organization as assigned;**

+ *** You will assist in identifying, trending, and investigating patient safety incidents, medical errors and potential risks in the facility.**

What qualification you will need:

+ *** Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing is required.**

+ *** Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.**

+ *** Master’s degree in nursing or healthcare field preferred**

+ *** Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)**

+ *** 2 years of acute care clinical experience required.**

+ *** Experience in patient safety, risk management and/or quality preferred. Healthcare experience should be recent and within a clinical setting such as hospital, ambulatory surgery center, etc.**

+ *** Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Excellent verbal and written communication skills, willingness to learn, comfortable and skilled at working with physicians and healthcare providers, excellent computer skills including Excel.**

Benefits

The Woman's Hospital of Texas, 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

At The Woman’s Hospital of Texas (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/the-womans-hospital-of-texas) , _our care philosophy is Woman First. It’s in our name, and it’s in our founding mission_ . Our **420+ bed hospital** was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the **first women's hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns** . Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area's only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.

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.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Manager Patient Safety opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. **_We are interviewing apply today!_**

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.