Regional Director, Clinical Quality

Employment Type: Full time Shift:
Description:

With five hospitals, over 60 free‑standing outpatient clinics, a college of nursing, a Medicare Advantage plan, and extensive outreach and community wellness programs, Mount Carmel Health System serves more than a million patients in central Ohio each year, and we've been a pillar of this community for more than 130 years. As a proud member of Trinity Health, one of the nation's largest Catholic healthcare delivery systems, our network of caring spans 22 states, 94 hospitals, and 133,000 colleagues nationwide.

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one
• Generous paid time off programs
• Employee recognition incentive program
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement
• Relocation assistance (geographic restrictions apply)
• Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing

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At the direction of the Regional Vice President of Clinical Quality, the Regional Director of Clinical Quality is responsible for providing overall vision and direction for all aspects of clinical quality. The Regional Director ensures that the health system provides the highest quality care in a safe, timely, and patient centered manner. Plans, develops and expands continuous clinical performance improvement through the setting of priorities and establishing and executing strategic quality plans across the continuum of patient care.

Exercises leadership, collaboration and partnership with all entities involved in quality and patient safety, analytics, evidence‑based medicine, CMS and payer pay‑for‑performance and regulatory affairs. Participates in ongoing optimization of organizational structure relating to quality and safety. Accurately measures and reports appropriate clinical quality metrics for all divisions of the health system and its medical staffs responsible for facilitating the development, implementation and monitoring of clinical quality improvement initiatives;

and responsible for alignment of clinical quality initiatives with the overall quality and safety agenda of the health system including compliance with external requirements of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, The Joint Commission, Trinity Health, The Ohio Department of Health and other regulatory or payer entities. Provides executive leadership and direction ensuring the organization is aligned with the annual Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Plan.

Has leadership oversight and responsibility for the system quality scorecard and leads initiatives to drive clinical outcome performance.

• Education:
  
  Baccalaureate degree in nursing or related health care field required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensure / Certification:
  Registered nurse with a current Ohio License.
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of (5) years of clinical and management experience required. Expertise in leading clinical quality and patient safety efforts for multi‑site healthcare delivery organization preferred.
• Effective Communication Skills
• Current knowledge of clinical practice and standards across the continuum of health care delivery.
• Current knowledge of The Joint Commission standards and other regulatory standards related to hospital clinical quality metrics and medical staff ongoing assessment of clinical competency.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to work under tight time frames and to collaborate effectively with a variety of peers and professionals in a variety of delivery settings.
• Ability to oversee the work of a team of individual experts and provide a…