Regional Medical Director of Quality
Regional Medical Director of Quality
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Job Description
Qualifications:
- Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
- Board certification in a medical specialty.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively increasing leadership experience
- Excellent communication leadership and organizational skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in a leadership role in quality improvement or patient safety.
- Strong knowledge of quality improvement methodologies regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
- Advanced degree in healthcare management quality improvement or a related field.
- Certification in healthcare quality (CPHQ) or patient safety.
Connecticut Lifestyle:
Connecticut is an ideal place to grow your career and your family. The small prosperous state is home to history and some of New Englands most stunning communities offering acclaimed schools nationallyranked healthcare an accessible and beautiful shoreline and a rich tapestry of quality living that blends the charms of New England with the conveniences of urban life.
Connecticut sits in the corridor of Boston and New York a fertile ground for big ideas brilliant minds worldclass professionals and the training and talent to support them. - Here youll find robust opportunities for education four seasons of natural beauty culture and a lifestyle that is second to none. Theres a reason Connecticut routinely ranks among the very top states to raise a family. Actually there are dozens of them.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter to Patricia Lowicki Director Provider Recruitment and Integration at .
Hartford HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we demonstrate our commitment every day to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and promoting health equity in every community we serve.
Hartford Hospital (HH) located in Hartford Connecticut is an 867bed tertiary care hospital and one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. Offering a wide range of medical and surgical specialties HH enjoys a national reputation for the highest quality care. Recent recognition includes Best in Cardiac Surgery (STS) Best in Kidney Transplant (SRTR) and is one of the 7 acute care hospitals at Hartford HealthCare that holds a LeapFrog A Rating. The hospital also serves as a primary teaching affiliate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine fostering an environment of education and research.
Hartford Hospital is the flagship hospital of Hartford HealthCare a $6B integrated health care system with 41000 colleagues and nearly 500 locations serving 185 towns and cities. Hartford HealthCares unified culture enhances access affordability equity and excellence for all.
Position Overview:
We seek a clinically active progressive leader to provide oversight to the strategic development and implementation of the quality and patient safety programs. Reporting to the Regional VP Medical Affairs and in collaboration with the System Chief Quality Officer the Medical Director is a member of the Regional Executive Leadership Team. As part of the regional Quality leadership dyad with the Director of Quality the Medical Director plays a pivotal role in overseeing and advancing quality improvement initiatives within the hospital and region. This position requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a passion for enhancing patient care and safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive and lead hospital quality projects and initiatives that address common goals and target metrics with a focus on areas of struggling performance.
- Collaborate with and mentor departmental quality leads to ensure understanding of key accountabilities including quality metrics role quality plays in department daily work and actively facilitate/drive quality projects that address current quality concerns.
- Review of events to ensure proper peer review referral QCC assignments and PPEC review of cases. Lead collaborative interdepartmental and interdisciplinary MMs at the hospital level to ensure teams review cases together and can work on process improvement as a team.
- Engagement in leapfrog work to ensure sustainability of A grade and other regulatory programs.
- CoChair and facilitate quality meetings addressing CMS DPH and TJC required reporting as well as highlighting quality work within our institution.
- Colead weekly mortality and focused PSI review meeting and drive follow up.
- Actively engage in membership at weekly ELT including preparing for monthly visibility room submission as well as hospital Medical Executive Committee and Clinical Chiefs meeting.
- Serve in role of executive sponsor to support and guide the hospital quality work including RCA committee department specific OPPE MERC DART Sepsis Pert and more. Serve as a mentor for the leadership of these hospital quality workgroups.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
