AVP, Quality and Safety

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 449,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Seattle Children's invites applications for the Associate Vice President (AVP)/ Chief Quality and Safety Operations Officer (CQSOO) to lead the Center for Quality and Safety. The role ensures oversight across Accreditation, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance, Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness and related programs.

Prospective leader will champion continuous improvement, collaborate with executives, providers and researchers, and represent the organization at national conferences while

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 10 years of senior leadership experience in patient safety, quality and care effectiveness initiatives.
• Experience in a highly complex academic medical center preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Seattle Children's Center for Quality and Safety and related departments.
• Lead the quality strategic plan and coordinate improvement initiatives.
• Represent the organization at regional and national quality conferences.

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Patient safety

Strategic planning

Education

Master’s degree in Health Care, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

The Associate Vice President (AVP)/ Chief Quality and Safety Operations Officer (CQSOO) is responsible for providing oversight and leadership of the Seattle Children's Center for Quality and Safety. Specifically, the AVP/CSQOO will oversee the functions of the following departments: Accreditation, Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance, Quality, Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness, Medication Safety, Infection Prevention and Control and Workforce Health and Safety. The AVP will also provide operational oversight over several programs including RISK (Recognized Illness Severity in Kids) and the Center's Health Services Research portfolio. The AVP/CSQOO oversee and implement the quality strategic plan and actively collaborates with leadership, providers, faculty, researchers and other stakeholders to develop, implement, evaluate and sustain an effective organizational structure intended to reliably optimize the quality of care delivered across the Seattle Children's Enterprise.

The AVP/CSQOO chairs and/or participates in committee structures that contribute to the organizations quality and safety improvement structure, collaborates with and effectively works with relevant stakeholders to integrate continuous improvement principles and operationalize analytic models that ensure consistent application, measurement and management of quality and safety throughout the Seattle Children's system.

This AVP/CSQOO is expected to be a respected, national leader in quality improvement. The Senior Director is expected to attend and present at regional and national conferences, effectively network with peers through associations and collaboratives, and is encouraged to publish research.

Required Education And Experience

Master’s degree in Health Care, Business Administration, or a related field. 10 years of senior leadership experience in successfully developing, deploying and managing patient safety, quality and care effectiveness initiatives and programs in a highly complex academic medical center.

Required Credentials

N/A.

Preferred

N/A.

Compensation Range

$299,544.00 - $449,316.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affimative Action Employer.