Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.
Type: Full-Time
Location: Houston, Texas
We are looking for a for a Patient Safety Specialist, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will act as an organizational expert in patient safety concepts and tools and improvement and facilitation methods. Primary responsibilities include facilitating and advising on all types of Cause Analysis, event report management and data analysis and associated improvement work. This individual is a facilitative leader and engages others to do the right thing to keep patients safe, both in response to analysis of events and in applying the principles of high reliability organizations and in promoting safe behaviors. Actively teaches and develops educational programs about patient safety and mentors' others in work related to patient safety. Collaborates with other staff utilizing external resources as appropriate.
Qualifications
Required Master's Degree in a health-related discipline, public health, quality systems management, or business administration OR
Bachelor's Degree BSN currently enrolled in a DNP bridge program
Required RN - License by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact License
Required 3 years of clinical experience
Responsibilities
Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation's first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org .
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
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