Quality Coordinator

Socket.dev; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, part of Tenet Healthcare, seeks a leader to coordinate and advance hospital-wide quality improvement initiatives in a complex care environment. You will identify opportunities for performance improvement, guide teams, and implement measurement systems to enhance clinical, operational and cost outcomes.

You will work with clinicians and administrative staff to develop strategies, monitor progress, and ensure alignment with Joint Commission standards and hospital

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field; master's preferred.
• Three years of healthcare quality management experience.
• Experience providing clinical patient care in a hospital setting is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hospital-wide leadership and expertise in quality improvement programs.
• Develop and implement decision support to improve clinical, functional, operational and cost outcomes.
• Coordinate staff support for medical peer reviews and liaise with internal and external agencies.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission requirements and DMC policies.
• Facilitate development of clinical pathways and tools to improve quality of care.

Skills

Quality management

Continuous improvement

Clinical care experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Health Services Administration, Operations Analysis, Business Administration or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

DMC Receiving Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients.

Benefits Statement

At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Summary

Under limited direction and according to established company policies and/or industry practice, provides hospital-wide coordination, leadership and expertise in quality improvement programs.

Identifies opportunities for performance improvement and involves appropriate personnel.

Develops, tests and implements techniques for decision support in order to provide DMC clinicians information for the improvement of clinical, functional, operational service and cost outcomes.

Assists clinicians in understanding measurement for improvement purposes.

Coordinates staff support for medical peer reviews. Establishes and maintains contact with internal DMC resources in addition to external agencies that deal with quality improvement. Develops and implements strategies to assure hospital achieves standards of the DMC as well as external agencies such as Joint Commission.

Provides technical advice and assistance to physicians, clinical and administrative management and/or staff regarding quality improvement measures, measurement methodology and appropriateness or effectiveness of various improvement techniques.

Supports activities of local committees such as LPICC, for Joint Commission and other required data tracking and/or quality improvement activities, and provides expertise as needed.

Facilitates and assures the development of clinical pathways, orders sets and other tools for improving quality of care. Collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals across functional teams, both locally and at a system level.

Conducts special studies, prepares reports and tracks measurements as needed. Provides guidance and supervision to support staff in quality improvement.

Monitors activities for and ensures compliance with laws, government regulations, Joint Commission requirements and DMC policies. As directed, implements external and internal audit recommendations.

Ensures hospital departments achieve objectives for diversity of their suppliers.

1. Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Health Services Administration, Operations Analysis, Business Administration or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Master's degree preferred.
2. Three years experience in healthcare, quality management and the application of continuous improvement methodologies, tools, standards and guidelines.
3. Experience providing clinical patient care in a hospital setting as a nurse, therapist, technician etc., strongly preferred.

Facility Description

DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, Michigan’s first Level I Trauma Center, helped pioneer the evolution of emergency medicine and currently has one of the busiest and most well-equipped emergency departments anywhere. The first and largest verified burn center in the state is at Receiving, and it is one of only 43 in the nation. Receiving also offers the state’s leading 24/7 hyperbaric oxygen program, Metro Detroit’s first certified primary stroke center, and the nationally recognized and accredited DMC Rosa Parks Geriatric Center of Excellence.

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