Director of Quality
LeaderStat, Des Moines, IA, United States
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Base pay range $92,000.00/yr - $97,000.00/yr
Executive Search Consultant - Acute Care Leaders @ LeaderStat | Healthcare Recruitment Manager/Director of Quality Management - Perm
The Director of Quality Management has responsibility for the quality program for a hospital facility. This includes developing and implementing patient safety initiatives, assuring the success of continuous quality enhancement initiatives inter‑and intra‑departmentally, developing a proactive risk management program, and overseeing an effective infection prevention and control and employee health program. This role is responsible for appropriately using quality tools (root cause analysis, failure mode effects analysis, statistical process control, and other statistical methods) to guide process improvement, help problem solve, and benchmark appropriately to ensure a highly reliable organization. The Director ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and ensures they are continually upheld. The Director will be responsible for the planning, development, implementation, administration, evaluation, and continual enhancement of policies, procedures, and practices for each functional area. Other duties may be assigned as appropriate.
Required Education 2-year associate degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in Quality, Risk or Infection Control
Required Experience
3-5 years of acute care/hospital experience
1 year of Quality experience; prior Director of Quality Management or equivalent is preferred
Required Licensure / Certifications
Must have an active clinical license such as RN or RT
CIHQ IC or CIQH-HACP-CMS certification or equivalent OR commitment to obtain certification within 2 years
Quality & Regulatory
Works with medical staff and administration to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies
Manages all clinical quality outcome and performance improvement functions
Creates and distributes agendas, minutes and quarterly reports related to quality
Coordinates data collection for studies and management reports
Analyzes study results in collaboration with Medical Staff to develop follow‑up monitoring, and problem‑solving actions
Communicates findings through designated reporting and committee structures
Ensures follow‑up on actions and recommendations made by committees
Performs investigations and root cause analysis
Consults and provides input into policy, procedures and standards
Develops and delivers educational seminars related to performance improvement
Supervises ongoing and annual program reviews
Risk
Coordinates all patient safety and risk management activities, including developing and implementing policies and procedures, education, and communication
Manages Risk Committee meetings and activities
Manages the hospital Patient Safety Risk Program, including education, reporting, and evaluation of effectiveness
Infection Control
Plans, develops, implements, and manages the Infection Prevention and Control program
Coordinates surveillance, recording, investigation, and reporting of data for hospital‑associated and community‑acquired infections, including admission reviews
Coordinates concurrent review of nosocomial trends
Notifies Public Health agency of any reportable disease cases
Notifies administration and medical staff of unusual infection control situations
Attends P&T/IC committee meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and providing informational updates to committee members on a timely basis
Provides staff education, orientation and annual recertifications
Employee Health
Manages Employee Health Plan and activities
Ensures appropriate vaccination status and/or declination documents are accurately maintained
Reviews / clears employees who have been out on sick leave return to work documentation / fitness for duty assessments
Key Competencies
Quality and performance improvement techniques
Investigation / Root cause analysis skills
Operational knowledge of an acute‑care hospital
Regulatory awareness
Communication (written and oral) & interpersonal skills
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Seniority level Director
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Base pay range $92,000.00/yr - $97,000.00/yr
Executive Search Consultant - Acute Care Leaders @ LeaderStat | Healthcare Recruitment Manager/Director of Quality Management - Perm
The Director of Quality Management has responsibility for the quality program for a hospital facility. This includes developing and implementing patient safety initiatives, assuring the success of continuous quality enhancement initiatives inter‑and intra‑departmentally, developing a proactive risk management program, and overseeing an effective infection prevention and control and employee health program. This role is responsible for appropriately using quality tools (root cause analysis, failure mode effects analysis, statistical process control, and other statistical methods) to guide process improvement, help problem solve, and benchmark appropriately to ensure a highly reliable organization. The Director ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and ensures they are continually upheld. The Director will be responsible for the planning, development, implementation, administration, evaluation, and continual enhancement of policies, procedures, and practices for each functional area. Other duties may be assigned as appropriate.
Required Education 2-year associate degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in Quality, Risk or Infection Control
Required Experience
3-5 years of acute care/hospital experience
1 year of Quality experience; prior Director of Quality Management or equivalent is preferred
Required Licensure / Certifications
Must have an active clinical license such as RN or RT
CIHQ IC or CIQH-HACP-CMS certification or equivalent OR commitment to obtain certification within 2 years
Quality & Regulatory
Works with medical staff and administration to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies
Manages all clinical quality outcome and performance improvement functions
Creates and distributes agendas, minutes and quarterly reports related to quality
Coordinates data collection for studies and management reports
Analyzes study results in collaboration with Medical Staff to develop follow‑up monitoring, and problem‑solving actions
Communicates findings through designated reporting and committee structures
Ensures follow‑up on actions and recommendations made by committees
Performs investigations and root cause analysis
Consults and provides input into policy, procedures and standards
Develops and delivers educational seminars related to performance improvement
Supervises ongoing and annual program reviews
Risk
Coordinates all patient safety and risk management activities, including developing and implementing policies and procedures, education, and communication
Manages Risk Committee meetings and activities
Manages the hospital Patient Safety Risk Program, including education, reporting, and evaluation of effectiveness
Infection Control
Plans, develops, implements, and manages the Infection Prevention and Control program
Coordinates surveillance, recording, investigation, and reporting of data for hospital‑associated and community‑acquired infections, including admission reviews
Coordinates concurrent review of nosocomial trends
Notifies Public Health agency of any reportable disease cases
Notifies administration and medical staff of unusual infection control situations
Attends P&T/IC committee meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and providing informational updates to committee members on a timely basis
Provides staff education, orientation and annual recertifications
Employee Health
Manages Employee Health Plan and activities
Ensures appropriate vaccination status and/or declination documents are accurately maintained
Reviews / clears employees who have been out on sick leave return to work documentation / fitness for duty assessments
Key Competencies
Quality and performance improvement techniques
Investigation / Root cause analysis skills
Operational knowledge of an acute‑care hospital
Regulatory awareness
Communication (written and oral) & interpersonal skills
#IND103
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at LeaderStat by 2x
Get notified when a new job is posted.
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