Area Quality and Safety Officer

Responsibilities

1. Responsible for providing strategic oversight and guidance to small- and/or medium-sized service areas (i.e., facilities with less than 300 licensed beds) by leading the development and implementation of quality programs and initiatives;
2. Serving as a leader and expert on clinical quality management programs and initiatives across small- and/or medium-sized services lines and facilities; 
3. Proactively monitoring performance metrics and performance improvement activities; 
4. Championing and overseeing the use of evidence-based guidelines and criteria to optimize clinical outcomes;
5. Directing accreditation, licensing, and regulatory activities and ensuring compliance in all applicable settings, including compliance with administrative, legal, and regulatory requirements; 
6. Partnering with and directing medical staff in small- and/or medium-sized service areas to support peer review, practitioner performance review, and oversight processes; 
7. Developing, evaluating, and managing ongoing improvement systems to reduce care delivery risk and medical errors.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in clinical and management roles in a health plan or multi-faceted health care system and multi-provider settings.
• Masters degree in Business, Health Care, Public Administration, or directly related field AND Minimum seven (7) years of health care experience or a directly related field.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
• Minimum nine (9) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Minimum six (6) years of experience with databases and spreadsheets.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience delivering training programs.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in clinical setting, health care administration, or a directly related field.

• Professional Healthcare Quality Certificate within 24 months of hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Negotiation; Business Process Improvement; Risk Management; Compliance Management; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Policy; Health Care Data Analytics; Learning Measurement; Community Health; Health Care Coding; Consulting; Managing Diverse Relationships; Delegation; Development Planning; Project Management; Risk Assessment; Health Care Quality Standards; Quality Improvement; Quality Assurance and Effectiveness; Evidence-Based Medicine Principles; Infection Control