Quality & Risk Director - Patient Care Leader

Encompass Health Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Vibrant work community

Job summary

Encompass Health is a national leader in inpatient rehabilitation care and invites a Quality/Risk Director to oversee a hospital-wide quality management program, collaborating with diverse stakeholders to monitor and advance patient care quality. You will ensure regulatory compliance, lead performance improvement initiatives, and coordinate risk management activities.

The role also involves leveraging tools such as PatCom, UDS, ORYX, and Press Ganey to drive data-driven improvements and guide

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in healthcare or a related field is preferred.
• License or Certification as required by state regulations.
• Experience in Quality and/or Risk Management, including primary responsibility for performance improvement activities, regulatory compliance, conflict resolution, leadership, and risk management activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, corporate and hospital policies, and procedures. Develop, implement, and maintain quality assessment and improvement programs.
• Assess compliance with federal, state, and industry regulatory and accreditation standards, facilitating processes to remediate and/or maintain compliance. Provide organizational education related to regulations and standards and coordinate local, state, federal, and accreditation surveys.
• Use a variety of applications (including, but not limited to, PatCom, UDS, ORYX, and Press Ganey) to identify improvement opportunities, generate reports, research issues, identify resources, and access external databases.
• Ensure the update and maintenance of hospital plans, including the Provision of Care/Scope of Services, Leadership, Information Management, Utilization Review, Infection Control, and Patient Safety plans. Oversee risk management activities, including completion of incident reports, notice of potential claims, corrective action planning, and incident reporting to the Corporate Risk Manager.
• Coordinate the review, development, and implementation of hospital policies.
• .Communicate and collaborate with other departments to coordinate care and promptly resolve patient concerns or complaints.
• Celebrate the accomplishments and successes of our dedicated employees along the way.

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare or related field

Job description

Encompass Health is a national leader in inpatient rehabilitation care and invites a Quality/Risk Director to oversee a hospital-wide quality management program, collaborating with diverse stakeholders to monitor and advance patient care quality. You will ensure regulatory compliance, lead performance improvement initiatives, and coordinate risk management activities.

The role also involves leveraging tools such as PatCom, UDS, ORYX, and Press Ganey to drive data-driven improvements and guide