Patient Safety Officer

Description

Patient Safety Officer

Located in the heart of southeastern New Mexico, Hobbs is a vibrant, welcoming community where smalltown charm meets big opportunity. Known for its friendly neighbors, wideopen skies, and strong sense of community pride, Hobbs offers an affordable cost of living, short commutes, and a relaxed pace of life. Enjoy local dining favorites, outdoor recreation, arts and music events, and easy access to parks, golf courses, and West Texas attractions. Whether you're raising a family, building your career, or looking for a place where your work truly makes an impact, Hobbs delivers a warm welcome and room to grow-both professionally and personally.

Be the champion behind safer care and better outcomes as our Patient Safety Officer! In this high-impact role, you'll turn data into action, curiosity into prevention, and collaboration into an error-free care experience. From analyzing safety events and near misses to leading multidisciplinary improvement teams, educating staff, and partnering with clinical and executive leaders, you'll help weave patient safety into everything we do. You'll drive national safety priorities, lead proactive risk-reduction initiatives, and serve as a trusted voice for Just Culture, High Reliability, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about protecting patients, influencing systems, and making a meaningful difference at every level of the organization, this is your opportunity to lead safety where it matters most.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Covenant Health System thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Please note the following important details regarding this position:

• This is anonsite position, requiring daily attendance at the designated location.
• Candidates must reside within commutable distanceof the following office location:
• New Mexico: Hobbs

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or another medical related field of study
• 5 or more years of clinical practice experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training in PI and safety tools and techniques, as well as team dynamics and facilitation skills.
• Master's Degree Nursing.
• Exposure to quality management field.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, outreach programs, hospice and home care, and even schools for nursing and radiography.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 425047

Company: Covenant Jobs

Job Category: Clinical Safety

Job Function: Clinical Support

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Business Professional

Department: 8000 QUALITY ASSURANCE TX CCH LUBBOCK SOUTH 5

Address: NM Hobbs 4900 N Lovington Hwy

Work Location: Covenant Hobbs Hospital-4900 N Lovington Hwy

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $36.34 - $56.41

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.