Director Quality Management - ScionHealth : Job Details

Description

The Director, Quality Management (DQM) is accountable for the development, management and coordination of the Hospital-Wide Performance Improvement and Safety Program to include Risk Management, Infection Control/Employee Health and Staff Education for the hospital with a patient population experiencing medically complex conditions, general medical-surgical conditions with rehabilitation and wound care needs.

The Director, Quality Management (DQM) duties include:

* Management of services delivered by the QM Department (Quality, PI, Infection Control, EOC Safety, Patient Safety, Regulatory and Accreditation Surveys) based on the hospital mission, vision and facility goals.

* Identifying cost effective systems needed to support the business of the department relative to business trends, resource availability and change in customer groups and needs.

* Establishes effective working relationships through collaboration and coordination of programs and processes with physicians and other hospital employees.

* Identifies and remedies operational problems while continuously searching for performance improvement of systems and operations.

* Maintains effective communication.

* Develops and recommends policies, procedures and/or programs and processes to improve or enhance the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of outcomes.

* The fundamental components of the program include measuring performance through data collection, assessing current performance ad improving performance.

* responsible for the coordination of the hospital's accreditation, certification

and licensure processes.

* Supervises the Clinical Quality Coordinator, the Data Analyst(s), Infection Control Employee Health/Worker's Compensation Nurse, and the Risk Manager/Compliance Officer/Patient Safety Officer.

* Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

* Minimum of a RN or related healthcare related degree.

* Minimum five (5) years clinical experience in an acute-care facility, two (2) years management experience.

* Two (2) years in Performance Improvement in acute care facility.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

* Current nursing license in good standing for state of employment.

* Current certification in Healthcare Quality preferred.