Director of Clinical Quality & Patient Safety

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) seeks a Director of Clinical Quality for UT Health RGV in Edinburg, TX. This role directs performance improvement, infection control, patient safety, and regulatory management across the clinical enterprise.

In collaboration with clinical leadership, the director will lead committees, oversee QA programs, and drive value-based care initiatives including CMS star ratings, MIPS, and VA payments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field required.
• RN license in good standing (Texas or multi-state) or license eligible.
• Five (5) years in clinical quality, performance improvement, and quality management; seven years with ADN.

Responsibilities

• Directs and maintains oversight of performance improvement, quality outcomes, risk reduction, infection control, patient safety, patient experience, peer review, policy review, and regulatory management operations.
• Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs to establish committees and annual goals for clinical performance improvement and regulatory management.
• Leads quality measurement, reporting, and improvement for value-based and pay-for-performance arrangements (ACO MSSP, CMS Star/HEDIS, MIPS, MVPs).
• Partners with payers and IPA/ACO on measure performance and incentive optimization.
• Designs and implements workflows grounded in best practices to improve clinical quality and operational efficiency across the medical school and health practice.

Skills

Clinical quality

Performance improvement

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field

Master's degree in Nursing or related field

Job description

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) seeks a Director of Clinical Quality for UT Health RGV in Edinburg, TX. This role directs performance improvement, infection control, patient safety, and regulatory management across the clinical enterprise.

In collaboration with clinical leadership, the director will lead committees, oversee QA programs, and drive value-based care initiatives including CMS star ratings, MIPS, and VA payments.