Assistant Manager, Clinical Governance (9121) - Alexandra Hospital

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore is seeking a candidate to provide secretariat support to clinical quality assurance committees. The role requires a degree in relevant fields and 3 to 4 years of healthcare experience. Responsibilities include implementing quality improvement projects and maintaining relationships with stakeholders. The ideal applicant should possess strong problem-solving and communication skills, and a compassionate approach to patient safety.

Qualifications

• Preferably 3 to 4 years of healthcare experience.
• Experience in healthcare administration or risk management is advantageous.
• Good PC skills and proficiency in MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Organise and provide secretariat support to committees and workgroups.
• Plan, develop and implement quality improvement projects.
• Support in licensing and internal audits.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Quality Improvement Methodologies

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Life / Pharmaceutical Sciences

Degree in Healthcare Administration

Degree in Biomedical Engineering

Degree in Pharmacy

Degree in Nursing

Degree in Occupational, Physio or Speech therapy

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 quality, patient safety and ethics.

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*Only Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents may apply.