Nurse Director Quality/Safety

Midland-Marvel Recruiters, LLC; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Hospital is seeking a Director of Quality/Safety to provide strategic oversight of quality programs and clinical quality management. The role will champion evidence-based guidelines, lead accreditation and regulatory activities, and ensure compliance across inpatient and other settings.

The successful candidate will direct medical staff collaboration for peer review and practitioner performance oversight and drive ongoing performance improvement initiatives to reduce care delivery risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Business, or Healthcare Administration (or enrollment in a Master’s program) is required.
• Must be an RN with experience leading a Quality Department; must have director level experience and inpatient experience.
• Preferred certifications include CPHQ, CPHRM, CPPS, CPSO.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and guidance to service areas by leading the development and implementation of quality programs.
• Direct accreditation, licensing, and regulatory activities and ensure compliance across settings.
• Partner with medical staff to support peer review and practitioner performance oversight.
• Develop and manage ongoing improvement systems to reduce care delivery risk and medical errors.

Skills

Quality leadership

Inpatient experience

Regulatory compliance

Performance improvement

Evidence-based guidelines

Accreditation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Master’s Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Business, or Healthcare Administration

Job description

Community hospital looking to bring on Director Quality/Safety! Bonus Incentive Program and Relocation!

Responsible for providing strategic oversight and guidance to service areas by leading the development and implementation of quality programs and initiatives; serving as a leader and expert on clinical quality management programs and initiatives. Proactively monitoring performance metrics and performance improvement activities; championing and overseeing the use of evidence-based guidelines and criteria to optimize clinical outcomes; directing accreditation, licensing, and regulatory activities and ensuring compliance in all applicable settings, including compliance with administrative, legal, and regulatory requirements; partnering with and directing medical staff service areas to support peer review, practitioner performance review, and oversight processes; and developing, evaluating, and managing ongoing improvement systems to reduce care delivery risk and medical errors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Business, or Healthcare Administration, or enrollment in a Master’s program
• Must be an RN with Experience leading a Quality Department. Must have experience at the Director level and above. Must have inpatient experience
• Preferred (1 or more) - Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), Certified Patient Safety Officer (CPSO)