Hospital Quality & Safety Leader - Performance Improvement

WVU Medicine; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine in Weirton, West Virginia seeks a Director of Quality to lead day-to-day operations and coordinate services across WVU Medicine Hospitals. The role requires directing quality, patient and employee safety, regulatory, risk management, and privacy initiatives to meet organizational goals.

The successful candidate will drive performance improvement, collaborate with medical staff, nursing leadership and executives, and implement evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, business administration, finance, accounting, or related field.
• Five (5) years’ experience working with hospital operations with a focus in quality improvement.
• Three (3) years’ experience in leadership.
• Master’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or other related field.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (preferred).
• Ten (10) years’ experience in hospital operations including at least 3–5 years in Administrative Management (preferred).
• Experience applying Lean Management approaches to process improvement (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Administratively responsible for direction of all aspects of Quality, Patient and Employee Safety, Infection Control, Regulatory, Policy Management, Risk Management and Privacy.
• Leads by influence for effective Emergency Management and Life safety to align with hospital objectives.
• Participates in operational planning and sets goals for areas of accountability.
• Directs review of safety and quality outcomes and supports strategic plans.
• Directs continuous improvement of patient care delivery to achieve high quality and cost effectiveness.
• Directs budget preparation, control and monitoring for assigned areas and discusses variances with leadership.
• Recruits and develops staff to meet quality and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with management to recommend annual operating and capital budgets.
• Leads Risk Management activities and maintains related records and documentation.
• Ensures compliance with accreditation, licensure and regulatory standards.

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Healthcare operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, business administration, finance, accounting, or related field

Master’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field

Job description

WVU Medicine in Weirton, West Virginia seeks a Director of Quality to lead day-to-day operations and coordinate services across WVU Medicine Hospitals. The role requires directing quality, patient and employee safety, regulatory, risk management, and privacy initiatives to meet organizational goals.

The successful candidate will drive performance improvement, collaborate with medical staff, nursing leadership and executives, and implement evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and