Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc

Director of Quality and Process & Performance

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree Required
  • Master's Degree Preferred
  • Minimum of two years in a managerial position in a clinical setting
  • Strong planning and execution skills
  • Proficiency in business intelligence tools
  • Excellent collaboration and teamwork abilities
  • High digital literacy
  • Strong problem solving and decision making capabilities
  • Understanding of Performance Improvement and JCAHO standards

Responsibilities

  • Directs the Process Improvement program to align with organizational objectives
  • Implements systematic processes to enhance quality of patient care
  • Develops a comprehensive plan for the Process Improvement Program
  • Manages action plans from accreditation findings and consultant reports
  • Disseminates risk management information through various organizational levels
  • Leads performance improvement and risk management education for employees
  • Facilitates performance improvement teams and prepares progress reports
  • Oversees loss prevention and risk management operations.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career growth and development
  • Engagement with a Performance Improvement Steering Committee
  • Collaboration with various departments and hospital administration
  • Impact on quality of care and patient safety initiatives
  • Involvement in educational programs for staff
Full Job Description
Overview

The Director of Process and Performance provides a planned, systematic, organization-wide approach to designing, measuring, assessing and improving its performance.  Coordinates with hospital administration, department directors, and managers to assure compliance.

Responsibilities
  • Directs the ongoing operations of the Process Improvement program to integrate the plan into the primary objectives of the organization, under the guidance of the Administrator and the Performance Improvement Steering Committee.
  • Assures that the hospital departments have a planned and systematic process for monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality and appropriateness of care provided to the patients.
  • Assures that there is a written plan for Process Improvement Program that describes the objectives, organization, scope and mechanisms for overseeing the effectiveness of monitoring, evaluations, and problem solving activities.
  • Reviews consultant pre-survey reports and all previous accreditation reports, develops and manages action plan to address findings. Assist in preparation of contingency responses and focus surveys.
  • Responsible for the appropriate dissemination of risk management information including trending reports to all levels of the organization as appropriate, i.e. medical staff, hospital committees, department managers and governing board.
  • Participates in performance improvement/risk management education for new employees and in continuing education for all employees.
  • Facilitates hospital performance improvement teams, ensuring team completeness in a timely manner. Collects all team report cards and prepares monthly and quarterly reports to be sent to Performance Improvement Steering Committee.
  • Ensures that all departments understand the P.I. model and utilize it on a daily basis.
  • Directs the loss prevention and risk management function.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree Required
  • Master's Degree Preferred
  • 4-6 years Minimum of two (2) years experience in a managerial position in a clinical setting Required
  • Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills.
  • Adept at business intelligence.
  • Adept at collaboration and teamwork.
  • Adept at digital literacy skills.
  • Mastery of problem solving and decision making skills.
  • Mastery of growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills.
  • Performance Improvement and JCAHO and Regulatory standards knowledge required.

About Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc

Appalachian Regional Healthcare System is a not-for-profit health system serving 350,000 residents across a 19-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. The system includes 13 hospitals, numerous clinics, and other healthcare facilities. The organization was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Boone, North Carolina.
Learn more about Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc
Size
11,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$50 million
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$1 billion

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