Vice Chair Quality and Safety - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Vice Chair of Quality and Safety

The Vice Chair for Quality and Safety for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology directs quality and safety efforts in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. The Vice Chair reports directly to the Site Chief and indirectly to the System Chief to optimize and oversee the Q&S activities within the department. The Vice Chair provides leadership, strategic direction, and partnership with the Administrative Director to oversee department Quality Improvement (QI) efforts.

The position includes 20% protected time for Q&S activities and may involve clinical time as a generalist or subspecialist.

Full‑time role within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

• Develop specific quality initiatives and safety strategies that align with the hospital and system mission, are consistent across the system, and are scoped and customized to the OBGYN inpatient and ambulatory environments.
• Leverage system and site‑specific data to identify and direct Q&S priorities and opportunities.
• Respond to specific events by engaging in chart reviews, case reviews, and clinician interviews; facilitate debriefings and root‑cause analyses; activate peer support; and collaborate with Q&S leaders in other departments.
• Present at relevant department and hospital meetings, prepare reports and policies, and craft and implement appropriate changes.
• Lead regular case reviews in inpatient and outpatient obstetrics and gynecology in consultation with the System Chief and the perinatal safety nurse.
• Review RL reports and prepare responses in coordination with appropriate clinical leadership.
• Conduct case presentations at quality and safety meetings.
• Attend routine hospital and system quality and safety meetings.
• Lead monthly Morbidity & Mortality presentations and quarterly QI updates for the OBGYN department.
• Work with the Site Chief, MFM director, and ambulatory medical director to organize and implement new processes and technology.
• Serve as a voice for Q&S issues and efforts at department and hospital meetings; collaborate with the Quality and Patient Safety department; participate in internal QA presentations; communicate departmental Q&S efforts and priorities; and collaborate on graduate medical education priorities related to Q&S.
• Serve as a liaison for internal and external Q&S evaluation, including regulatory reporting, credentialing site visits, and collaboration with hospital leadership, risk management, and the malpractice insurer.
• Identify and support opportunities for quality improvement, adopting best practices from professional societies or other systems, and collaborate with relevant department and hospital leaders to advance quality and equity work.
• Lead and oversee department efforts in credentialing and privileging, including FPPE and OPPE processes.

• Assist the System Chief in developing and implementing the Q&S strategic plan for the department.
• In partnership with the ambulatory medical director, develop and lead initiatives in improving quality outcomes in outpatient spaces.
• Participate in the BU Improvement Learning Academy.
• Coordinate onboarding for new clinicians in risk management.
• Ensure regular risk management training for clinicians and nurses, including FHR tracing education and mandatory annual grand rounds.

• Familiarity with standard quality improvement data acquisition and presentation.
• Understanding of data sources and analytic techniques.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and time‑management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and execute strategy.
• Strong knowledge of clinical care processes across the care continuum.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication…