Children's Quality & Safety Manager - Quality & Accreditation - Full-time
Company: Erlanger Health
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Summary:
Oversight for support of operational areas to meet their
responsibility for Quality, Process Improvement, Service
Excellence, and Culture of Safety for the enterprise. Leads and
coordinates key strategic development and functional services to
support department objectives and organizational goals. Maintains
effective and responsive relationships with patients, attending
medical staff, and other departments. Oversight for any of the
above departmental committees at the facility level. Directs the
surveillance of targeted patient populations in accordance with
each operating unit's risk assessment plan. Works in collaboration
with others on enterprise wide initiatives.
Education:
Required:
RN, License to practice in the state of Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare, Engineering or other related
field
Preferred:
Master's Degree in Healthcare, Engineering or other related
field
Six Sigma Education or Certification
Experience:
Required:
Experience in supervising/managing/leading within a department or
functional area.
3-5years of progressive healthcare management experience in an
integrated healthcare system.
Proven experience and success with development and implementation
of performance improvement, accreditation, safety, and outcome
programs
Preferred:
7 years of progressive healthcare management experience in an
integrated healthcare system. Proven experience and success with
development and implementation of performance improvement,
accreditation, safety, and outcome programs
Experience leading local engagement large national quality and
safety collaborative efforts (e.g. Children's Hospital's Solutions
for Patient Safety [SPS], Institute for Healthcare Improvement
[IHI]
Data analytics experience
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
Current license to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.
The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew
a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be
a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state
residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a
compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for
non-Tennessee residents.
Preferred/Desired:
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
Certification in Process Improvement or LEAN
Special Skills:
Proven leadership, people and communication skills
Department Position Summary:
Oversight for support of operational areas to meet their
responsibility for Quality, Process Improvement, Service
Excellence, and Culture of Safety.
Leads Solutions for Patient Safety efforts.
Leads and coordinates key strategic development and functional
services to support department objectives and organizational
goals.
Responsible for collaboration with all stakeholders to maximize
system integration of improving performance, accreditation, safety,
and outcomes activities.
Accreditation: Supports strategies and initiatives to insure that
the enterprise remains in a constant state of readiness for
accreditation activities. Serves as the facility to ensure
compliance with mandatory survey activities.
Continuously assesses, monitors, and evaluates improving
performance, accreditation, safety, and outcomes services.
Quality/Performance Improvement: Aids in the implementation of
strategies and training to improve performance. Manages the
provision of facilitation services for performance improvement
teams.
Aids with Root and Apparent Cause Analyses (RCA/ACA)
Safety: Represents and supports the System patient safety and
quality strategy. Facilitates Children's safety teams. Oversees
development and implementation of error prevention techniques and
safety coach program.
Outcomes: Coordinates the provision of data collection, analysis,
and report production for key quality, clinical effectiveness, and
safety initiatives. Insures Facility compliance with mandatory
reporting requirements.
Collaborates on communication strategies to report on improving
facility performance, accreditation, safety, and outcome
information to key constituents and partners.
Maintains effective and responsive relationships with patients,
attending medical staff, and other departments.
Provides education on new methodologies, standards and evidenced
based best practices pertaining to patient safety, quality,
infection prevention, or performance improvement.
Works with Infection Control Practitioners to ensure a safe and
effective prevention model for all Patient areas within
Children's.
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