Associate Director of Quality

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a major teaching hospital in New York providing comprehensive health services and an array of specialty programs. The role focuses on monitoring standards, assuring quality and regulatory compliance, and guiding policy development across hospital operations.

Under supervision, the position leads quality assurance activities, utilization review oversight, and collaboration with PSRO partners to align clinical delivery with federal and state requirements.

Qualifications

• A Baccalaureate Degree in Public Administration, Public Health or Health Care Specialization; and four years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital administration, with particular emphasis on development and evaluation of health care delivery services.
• A Masters Degree in Public Administration, Public Health or Health Care Specialization; and three years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital administration, with particular emphasis on development and evaluation of health care delivery services.

Responsibilities

• Monitors hospital performance to assure compliance with professional standards.
• Directs and coordinates the implementation of hospitals’ representation and participation in Professional Standards Review Organization.
• Monitors utilization review committees in all health facilities.
• Reviews legislation and implementing administrative procedures and policies of Professional Standards Review Organization in New York City.
• Represents the Corporation in negotiations and discussions with P.S.R.O. representatives.

Skills

Policy guidance

Healthcare administration

Quality monitoring

Regulatory compliance

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Public Administration, Public Health or Health Care Specialization

Masters Degree in Public Administration, Public Health or Health Care Specialization

Job description

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Under general supervision, develops and maintains systems for monitoring standards for professional activities as mandated under Federal and State legislation. Provides guidance and advice with respect to policies and priorities in the development of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review.

• Monitors hospital performance to assure compliance with professional standards.
• Directs and coordinates the implementation of hospitals’ representation and participation in Professional Standards Review Organization.
• Monitors utilization review committees in all health facilities.
• Reviews legislation and implementing administrative procedures and policies of Professional Standards Review Organization in New York City.
• Represents the Corporation in negotiations and discussions with P.S.R.O. representatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• a. A Baccalaureate Degree in Public Administration, Public Health or Health Care Specialization; and,
• b. Four years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital administration, with particular emphasis on development and evaluation of health care delivery services; or,
• a. A Masters Degree in Public Administration, Public Health or Health Care Specialization; and,
• b. Three years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital administration, with particular emphasis on development and evaluation of health care delivery services.