Quality and Safety Program Director –Chronic Care Services

Job Description Summary

The Quality/Safety Director for Chronic Care Services reports to the System QAPI Director and works collaboratively with the Leadership of Chronic Care-focused ICCE er limited supervision, the Director provides full support to the QAPI/safety program system-wide. Responsibilities include collecting, analyzing, and assessing quality data; disseminating data to stakeholders; benchmarking performance; leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance; presenting performance data to oversight and governance groups;

overseeing all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities; monitoring patient safety events with operational and clinical leaders; facilitating event reviews with Risk Management; and managing a team of Quality and Safety Officers, managers, coordinators, data analysts, and registry staff.

• Oncology
• Transplant
• Digestive Health Endocrine and Metabolism (DHEM)
• Primary Care
• Mental Health

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Employee

Regular

CC002352 SYS - QAPI

Salary

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• Graduation from an accredited graduate program with a healthcare-related master’s degree (or accredited clinical program such as RN, MD, Pharm
  
  D) required.
• At least 5-10 years of experience in a quality/safety program within a healthcare organization.
• Leadership/management experience required.
• Certification as Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality or Patient Safety preferred;
  Just Culture certification preferred.
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma and certification in Six Sigma preferred.
• Computer/internet skills and familiarity with MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.) essential.
• Experience with Epic EMR preferred.
• Experience with in the Chronic Care field strongly preferred.

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