Patient Safety Coordinator

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. Within the Northwest Houston Diagnostic Imaging Center, the Patient Safety Coordinator supports a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across diagnostic imaging operations while helping advance exceptional patient care and regulatory excellence.

The Patient Safety Coordinator serves as a key partner in patient safety oversight, process improvement, accreditation readiness, and policy governance. The Patient Safety Coordinator collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to investigate safety events, facilitate improvement initiatives, and support quality outcomes. This Patient Safety Coordinator role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that supports patients, clinical teams, and organizational objectives throughout UT MD Anderson.

The ideal candidate for this role is a detail-oriented professional with experience supporting patient safety, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence within a healthcare environment. Candidates should possess the education, experience, and certifications required to coordinate safety investigations, support accreditation activities, lead process improvement initiatives, and promote a culture of safety.

Shift / Hours / location: Monday
- Friday / 8am
-5pm / job is location at the main campus in the Medical Center.

UT MD Anderson offers the opportunity to contribute directly to a mission focused on eliminating cancer through exceptional patient care, research, education, and prevention. This role supports patient safety, quality outcomes, regulatory excellence, and continuous improvement while providing opportunities for professional development, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and a meaningful career within a world-renowned healthcare institution.

• Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

• Lead investigation, review, and resolution of Diagnostic Imaging patient safety event reports
• Identify trends in high-harm and repeat events and recommend improvements
• Facilitate safety debriefs and Root Cause Analyses (RCAs)
• Maintain event reporting systems and ensure accurate documentation
• Develop, monitor, and distribute patient safety and quality metrics
• Support regulatory readiness activities related to patient safety

• Lead and support process improvement initiatives based on safety trends and risk analysis
• Facilitate division-wide safety work groups, including Just Culture, Patient Falls Workgroup, and Daily Tiered Readiness Briefings
• Track corrective action plans (CAPs) to ensure sustained improvement

• Support accreditation and compliance efforts for ACR, Joint Commission, CMS, and state regulations
• Coordinate required data submissions for registries including GRID, LCSR, DIR, and MQSA
• Assist with readiness assessments, audits, documentation reviews, and survey preparation

• Maintain divisional policies to ensure alignment with regulatory and accreditation standards
• Oversee annual review of departmental SOPs and…