MANAGER - QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY - QUALITY SERVICES

Aspirus, Inc; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits packages

PTO accrual from day one

Generous retirement plan with match

Wellness program for employees and

福利/wellness program

Job summary

Aspirus, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Quality & Patient Safety to lead system performance improvement and risk management across multiple business units in the Wausau, WI region. The role guides a multidisciplinary quality program including patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance.

The position emphasizes collaboration, staff development, and the implementation of best practices with a strong focus on reliability and high-quality care delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in nursing, engineering, healthcare administration, or care-related field.
• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, business administration, or similar preferred.
• Certification in healthcare quality (CPHQ) highly desired.
• Minimum five years healthcare experience required.
• Minimum three years leadership/supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the system performance improvement, patient safety, and risk management plans.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the quality function within respective business units.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and monitor improvement plans driven by patient safety and quality metrics.
• Lead a multidisciplinary quality program including infection prevention and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Project management

Communication

Healthcare quality

Patient safety

Budgeting

Change management

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing/engineering/healthcare admin

Master's degree in nursing/healthcare administration/business

Job description

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.

These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.

aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI is seeking a MANAGER - QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY to join our QUALITY SERVICES team!

The Manager of Quality and Patient Safety has direct responsibility for managing the implementation of the system performance improvement, patient safety, and risk management plan and the day-to-day operations of the quality function within their respective Business Unit(s). Leads and has accountability for the planning, developing, implementing, evaluating, and monitoring of improvement plans that are driven by patient safety and clinical quality performance and system objectives.

As a member of the leadership team, leads a multidisciplinary quality program (including clinical quality and patient safety, infection prevention and control, performance improvement, and regulatory compliance) in alignment with system and business unit(s) priorities.

Promotes an environment where all staff can flourish through professional development, improvement in workflow and workload, optimization of talent and resources, implementation and validation of best practices, consistent and clear communication including closed loop feedback, real time coaching, support of high reliability methods and tools, and creating opportunities for staff to have a voice in decisions that impact practices. Represents the quality function and perspective through involvement within business unit and system initiatives and committees.

Scope: Multiple business units within a region or division.

HOURS

Full-Time or 1.0 FTE, 80 hours every 2 weeks.

Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in nursing, engineering, healthcare administration, or care-related field.
• Master's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, business administration, or similar preferred.
• Certification in healthcare quality highly desired (CPHQ preferred).
• Minimum five years healthcare experience required.
• Minimum three years leadership/supervisory experience.
• Annual competencies as required by Aspirus and/or various regulatory agencies based on entity and/or job position, or scope of services.
• Demonstrates knowledge of healthcare operations and policy administration, as well as development and implementation of budgets, strategies, and standards.
• Demonstrates leadership and complex organizational management skills.
• Demonstrates ability to successfully work within a highly matrixed organization with a large geographic footprint.
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, and follow through on commitments. Ability to manage different perspectives and find win-win solutions.
• Utilizes strong financial/analytical skills, verbal/written communication skills, problem identification and resolution, decision-making ability, and the ability to develop/mentor staff.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize workflow problems and redesign new process/workflow and create ownership from all stakeholders on change; and the ability to initiate and manage change.
• Collaborates with physicians, staff, and professionals and promotes diversity in the workplace.
• Demonstrates basic strategic planning, project management, organizational development, and business skills.
• Demonstrates strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.

Employee Benefits

• Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
• PTO accrual from day one!
• Generous retirement plan with match available.
• Wellness program for employees and their families.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital

the flagship of the Aspirus system, serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin

Our Mission

We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision

Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health

is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

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