Director of Quality Hospital Operations

Overview

Top reasons to love this job – 1. The 225-bed facility recently completed an $80-million expansion that includes a new Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Outpatient Services Unit, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and The Grossman Burn Center. Healthgrades (a leading independent health care rating company) announced that West Hills Hospital has received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for 2011 & 2012, the Clinical Excellence Award for Critical Care for 2012. 2. Close-knit, collaborative team; providing excellent quality patient care 3. Advanced Stroke Center, first Chest Pain Center in LA 4. Relocation Assistance Available Top "must-have" skills for this job – 1.Master’s Degree in health related field 2.Minimum of 5 year’s experience in health care, hospital preferred 3. Experience in data and financial analysis 4. RN license Tell me about this job – Responsible for developing, implementing and managing the operations of the Quality Services department and performance improvement program. Accountable for management of interdisciplinary performance improvement projects in consultation with staff, management, and Medical Staff, as chartered by the Quality Council. Responsible for ensuring organizational compliance with standards and other regulatory requirements. Formulates strategies for and monitors outcomes of PI. Responsible for the timely acquisition, coordination and statistical validation of all PI data. Serves as the organization’s clinical data source. Responsible for responding to data requests, both internal and external, while appropriately maintaining the proper security of the PI databases. Provides integration to the organization related to patient safety. Works closely with the hospital and Medical Staff, and communicates with the Quality Council, Medical Executive Committee, Board of Directors, administrative personnel and corporate, as appropriate.