Associate Vice President Health System Quality & Operational Excellence

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Retirement Programs (TRS)

Parental Leave Benefit

Tuition Reimbursement

Descripción de la vacante

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX seeks an Assistant Vice President for Quality & Operational Excellence to lead strategic initiatives across analytics, performance improvement, and project management. The AVP will report to the CQO and coordinate activities to advance quality and efficiency throughout the health system.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 10+ years of leadership in a related field, and experience in data-driven decision making, with a preference for an advanced

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in building a team and service-oriented environment.
• Experience with strategic planning and collaboration with senior leadership.
• Formal training in industrial engineering or performance improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities and programs in Quality & Operational Excellence.
• Provide leadership for analytics, performance improvement, and project management functions.
• Develop performance metrics and dashboards and translate data into actionable insights.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to improve processes and reduce waste.
• Oversee project management efforts to meet established goals.
• Support systems management and data-driven decision making across the health system.

Conocimientos

Analytics

Performance improvement

Project management

Leadership

Data-driven decision making

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Relational databases

Descripción del empleo

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The Assistant Vice President for Quality & Operational Excellence is responsible for devising, planning, and leading the implementation of key comprehensive and integrated strategies in support of the Office of the CQO. Reporting directly to the CQO, the AVP will direct and integrate critical functions that are essential to the efficient and effective execution of the quality enterprise. Such functions include evaluating operations, analyzing data and information for reporting and informed decision making and recommending solutions to help achieve performance and strategic objectives. The AVP will ensure the coordination of activities across the areas of analytics, performance improvement, and project management to achieve quality and operational excellence.

BENEFITS

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Experience

10 years of progressively responsible experience in the following: Building a team and service-oriented environment.

Proven record of strong strategic planning and management experience; demonstrated ability to closely collaborate with colleagues, senior leadership, and key stakeholders to ensure that resources are used effectively to grow a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Formal training and experience in industrial engineering or performance improvement.

Experience working with relational databases and other critical tools and solutions used to support formal data-driven decision making.

Preferred

Education

Master's Degree in industrial engineering, systems engineering, or related technical discipline.

Advanced degree preferred

Experience

10 years or more years experience in an academic medical center setting preferred.

JOB DUTIES

The AVP will plan, direct, and coordinate activities and programs in the area of Quality & Operational Excellence, and provide leadership for the following functions:

Analytics

Develops performance metrics and business intelligence tools, sustaining scorecards and dashboards and turning data into information/knowledge Guides information discovery and offers recommendations to enable effective decision making Analyzes current and emerging trends in quality and operational excellence to provide strategic approaches to improve the Health System's performance Surveys internal practice and comparative industry benchmarks to analyze trends and indicators in related areas of work Guides the development of performance measures, target methodologies and thresholds, and ensures accuracy of measure results Understands customer business needs, translates business needs into analytics/reporting requirements to ensure successful delivery of reporting, dashboards and information tools. Safeguards the integrity and security of institutional data

Performance Improvement

Clinical performance improvement - clinical decision support, data analysis and facilitating clinical teams with process improvement methods Application of human factors to error prone processes Performing flow analysis to improve patient appointment scheduling in a clinical setting (using swim lanes, value stream mapping, queuing theory, time driven activity based costing) Using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to analyze processes and eliminate wastes and defects on a hospital unit

Project Management

Oversees project management efforts within the health system to ensure established goals are met Assists in the prioritization and deployment of health system projects to advance the organization in the area of quality and operational excellence

Systems Management

Develops a syste