Director Quality & Patient Safety

Valley Children's Healthcare; Madera (CA); On-site; USD 128,447 - 178,288; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A reputable children's healthcare organization in California is seeking a Director of Quality to lead initiatives in Quality, Risk Management, and Patient Safety. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in healthcare quality management and regulatory standards, with strong analytical and team-building skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in healthcare quality or performance improvement leadership.
• Minimum five years of related experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations toward quality goals.
• Drive clinical assessments and process redesign.
• Collaborate with senior leaders on quality management.

Skills

Healthcare quality management

Patient safety leadership

Operational improvement

Regulatory standards understanding

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team building

Strategic initiative leadership

Project management

Education

4-year college degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Database management software

Hospital financial systems

Clinical systems

Job description

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Valley Children's Healthcare provided pay range

This range is provided by Valley Children's Healthcare. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$93.24/hr - $129.42/hr

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Valley Children’s is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to oversee the design and administration of key hospital initiatives in Quality, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Infection Prevention, Clinical Value, and Performance Improvement. This role plays a critical part in advancing the organization’s quality objectives and driving operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts within the operations leadership team to accelerate measurable and continuous progress toward quality goals
• Drive operational improvements and efficiencies through clinical assessment, process redesign, and value-added initiatives
• Collaborate with Medical Directors, Chief Physician Executive (CPE), and other senior leaders to develop and evaluate clinical quality management programs
• Manage departmental activities including planning, budgeting, staffing, and overall coordination of work efforts
• Provide leadership and oversight for regulatory compliance, patient safety initiatives, and quality improvement projects
• Analyze and report clinical data and outcomes to ensure alignment with hospital and regulatory standards
• Support project planning and implementation of Valley Children’s Healthcare’s Performance Improvement (PI) model
• Facilitate surveillance, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and external agencies/vendors
• Build strong teams and foster business relationships across the organization
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on quality programs and influence strategic improvement efforts

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, or performance improvement leadership
• Strong understanding of regulatory standards and clinical data reporting
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and team-building skills
• Ability to lead strategic initiatives and manage complex projects across departments
• Minimum five (5) years related experience with progressive leadership responsibility required
• Advanced analysis and modeling skills and the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from data
• Knowledge of database management software and hospital financial and clinical systems
• Prefer advanced experience

Education/Licenses/Certifications:

• College degree - 4 year required in related field
• Masters Degree in related field preferred
• Must hold one of the following:
• California licensed Registered Nurse
• California licensed Registered Pharmacist
• California licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner
• California licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
• Certification in Six Sigma (CSSBB) is preferred
• Degree in Risk Management (ARM) is preferred
• Certificate in Healthcare Safety is preferred

About Valley Children’s Hospital

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Quality Assurance, Management, and Strategy/Planning
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

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