Director Quality

Dignity Health; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus up to 10%

Annual performance-based bonus program

Employer-funded retirement contributed

No-cost medical coverage

Flexible Time Away

Job summary

Sequoia Hospital, part of Dignity Health, Redwood City, CA, seeks a Director of Quality to lead continuous improvement initiatives across clinical practice, operations, and data-driven performance strategies. You will drive patient safety and infection control while leveraging technology to enhance outcomes and mitigate risk.

Relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus up to 10% are available for eligible external hires.

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Director of Quality at Sequoia Hospital, you will lead ongoing quality improvement initiatives that include collaboration between many healthcare professionals.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Director of Quality at Sequoia Hospital, you will lead ongoing quality improvement initiatives that include collaboration between many healthcare professionals.

In this position, you will make data-driven decisions to ensure our patients continuously receive high-quality care resulting in positive outcomes. You will analyze data and implement different strategies for performance improvements, quality outcomes, risk reduction/mitigation, patient safety, and infection control.

To be successful in this role, you will apply your experience in clinical practice, operations, data analysis, and technology in order to build on our culture of continuous improvement. Your project management skills will ensure our teams continue moving forward with current initiatives.

We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements, and we are offering a sign-on bonus up to 10% of salary to fully qualified external hires.

Additional incentives

for this position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.

Required

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field, or five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive management responsibility in a health care setting, two (2) of which is related to managing an acute care organization’s Quality Improvement Program.
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical, patient care experience or equivalent.
• Active State of California license in a clinical field. Five (5) years’ experience in Quality Management can be used in lieu of state license.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), or Healthcare Quality and Management Certification (HCQM), or Certificate of Professional Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CPQPS) required within two (2) years of employment.

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Where You'll Work

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

Pay Range

$76.80 - $114.24 /hour