Director, Quality

ECU Health; Greenville (NC); On-site; USD 107,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

ECU Health is seeking a senior quality leader to advance patient safety, risk reduction, and a fair & just culture of safety across healthcare settings.

The role reports on system-wide quality programs, infection prevention, and performance improvement, guiding strategy, budgeting, and collaboration with leadership, staff and partners to deliver safe, reliable care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in nursing, public health or health care related field.
• 3 to 5 years of nursing quality, peer review, or performance improvement management experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates implementation of systems, programs and initiatives that advance system quality and safety.
• Oversees budgets, staff, and vendor management to improve system-wide performance.
• Ensures policies and practices are aligned with patient safety, regulatory compliance, and a learning culture.

Education

Master's Degree in nursing, public health, health care related, education required- or higher

Job description

Position Summary

The id eal candidate brings a strong background in patient safety, including routine event reporting and causal analysis, with at least 3 years of related experience and a demonstrated commitment to advancing quality, risk reduction, and a fair & just culture of safety across healthcare settings.

Responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority for facilitating the implementation of systems, programs and strategic initiatives that advance system capability. Develops and aligns strategies, initiatives, supporting infrastructure, and budgets that enable the system to achieve results that align with established quality imperatives to create and sustain operational excellence. Communicates system objectives to staff to ensure understanding of quality goals and their alignment.

Oversees initiatives and operations, including staff, budget, and vendor management. Measures effectiveness and take steps to ensure continuous improvement of system-wide performance. Facilitates change to advance the organization and uses resources and operational practices to drive execution of plans. Ensures that policies, procedures and practices are operationalized to support safe, reliable care, regulatory compliance, and fosters a continuous learning culture.

Accountable for a positive organizational culture in decision making and performance management to influence work attitudes and enhance job satisfaction. Has oversight of the system quality programs such has infection prevention, regulatory compliance, performance improvement and/or patient safety. Member of the system management teams and functions as a key liaison between the leadership teams, staff and physician partners of the health care facility and programs.

Minimum Requirements

Acute Quality and Peer Review Requirements:

• Master's Degree in nursing, public health, health care related, education required- or higher.
• Certification in related field (for example CPHQ, Infection control, Lean) preferred
• 3 to 5 years manager experience in healthcare quality, peer review, or performance improvement experience is required

Pay Range

$106745.60 - $155584.00

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About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.