Director – RN Quality & Patient Safety – Home Health & Hospice

Director – RN Quality & Patient Safety – Home Health & Hospice

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• RN-Registered Nurse of California
• OR MD-Medical Doctor
• OR PharmD-Pharmacist
• OR PA-Physician Assistant
• OR NP-Nurse Practitioner
• 12 years recent relevant experience
• Leadership and management skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a complex environment with the ability to plan, set and accomplish multiple objectives
• Proven ability to select, lead, motivate and grow professional staff
• Expert skills in verbal and written communication when stakes are high
• Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, hospital, foundation and medical group executives, health plan personnel, governmental personnel, and other colleagues in the Foundation and Sutter Health
• Ability to prioritize, make decisions and set clear expectations for others
• Must be computer literate, especially with spreadsheet and word processing software
• Must have detailed knowledge of the clinical, business, operational and financial, and regulatory/compliance aspects of commercial and governmental capitated health care programs
• Must be well versed in Medical Foundation and Medical Group organization and structure
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations governing immunity for peer review confidentiality
• Working knowledge of total quality management (TQM)/CQI in clinical settings
• Knowledgeable about health care law, regulations, accreditation requirements and clinical standards of practice
• Knowledgeable about infection control programs and processes
• Understands business planning including analysis, statistics, budgeting, feasibility studies and implementation
• Understands Safety and Risk Management principles and process

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the operations leadership team to accelerate the measurable and continual progress in meeting Sutter Care at Home (SCAH) quality objectives
• Collaborate with Medical Directors, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), operational executives, and quality and patient safety executives to develop the strategic plan, set direction, and evaluate clinical quality management programs
• Responsible for overall management of activities and resources as related to planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, directing, monitoring, controlling, and coordinating the work efforts of the department
• Provide direction and ensure effective implementation of the Quality Improvement Program for home care services
• Member of Sutter Care at Home quality committees
• Represent the SCAH on system level quality committees
• Provide representation for the SCAH on SH strategic home care care initiatives
• Provide interpretation, expertise and advice regarding adherence to standards required by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS, state licensing, Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) and other regulatory bodies
• Responsible for quality measurement and analysis; clinical quality and clinical integration performance improvement initiatives; patient safety program; comprehensive health assessment program; infection control; clinical guideline dissemination and monitoring; accreditation survey process, in collaboration with operation directors and medical directors

Preferred Qualifications

• 12 years recent relevant experience