Assistant Manager, Clinical Governance(8186)

Alexandra Hospital; Singapore; On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated professional to enhance clinical quality and patient safety. This role involves organizing quality assurance committees, implementing improvement projects, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in relevant fields and have a strong background in healthcare administration. Join a team that values compassion and ethics, where your contributions will directly impact patient care and safety. If you are self-motivated and thrive in collaborative environments, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of healthcare experience preferred.
• Experience in clinical quality and risk management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Organise and support clinical quality assurance committees and meetings.
• Plan and implement quality improvement projects.
• Assist with clinical governance functions and report preparation.

Skills

Healthcare Administration

Quality Improvement Methodologies

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Life Sciences

Degree in Healthcare Administration

Degree in Biomedical Engineering

Degree in Nursing

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Role and Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

• Organise and provide secretariat support to clinical quality assurance committees, workgroups and associated meetings.

• Work with relevant stakeholders in areas of quality assurance, patient safety, continual improvement, and risk management.

• Plan, develop and implement quality improvement projects.

• Assist with other clinical governance functions such as preparation of reports and analysis.

• Serve as a resource-person and maintain positive relationships with doctors, nurses, allied health and administrative colleagues.

• Support in the licensing of hospital, internal audits, incident management and clinical quality records review programme.

• Undertake any other tasks and duties as assigned by the Manager or Head of Department

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Life / Pharmaceutical Sciences, Healthcare Administration / Management, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing; or Occupational, Physio or Speech therapy.

• Preferably 3 to 4 years of healthcare experience. Postgraduates with less experience welcomed to apply.

• Experience in healthcare administration, clinical quality (e.g. JCI, LEAN, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, Plan-Do-Check-Act, or other quality improvement methodologies) and / or risk management will be of added advantage.

• Good PC skills and proficient in MS Office applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

• Meticulous with strong problem-solving, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Positive work attitude and ability to work with all levels of staff and diverse stakeholders in both independent and collaborative work environments.

• Self-motivated; able to multi-task, work independently, and produce well written reports, papers, minutes, etc.

• Has compassion and a heart for patient safety and ethics.