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Job Description
Overview
Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.
Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-prot Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 employees and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.
Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
Responsible for the implementation and management of the Performance Improvement (PI) plan and maintaining compliance with Joint Commission and relevant State and Federal regulations related to quality monitoring and performance improvement. Oversees the day- to-day operations of the Quality Management staff.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in the design planning implementation and coordination of Quality Management Patient Safety and Performance Improvement activities for the assigned hospital(s) and medical staff departments committees divisions service lines and functions. Proactively coordinates and facilitates performance improvement teams to support key initiatives including but not limited to activities focused on clinical quality improvement.
- Participates in an integral role to ensure compliance with CMS HIQRP/HOQRP TJC Leapfrog etc. data collection and reporting of process and outcome measures.
- Maintains current knowledge of accreditation and licensing requirements and must be a resource to staff on these regulations in order to improve management of outcomes and ensure compliance. Assists with regulatory readiness and survey preparation activities including mock survey tracers. Provides consultation and assists physicians ancillary and nursing departments with regulatory compliance issues. Supports implementation of regulatory initiatives.
- Provides leadership to the Quality Management Department; hires supervises and monitors staff performance and productivity. Contributes to the budgeting process.
- Educates and trains staff and physicians in quality improvement including the aggregation and analysis action planning and reporting of performance data.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
*Reporting Structure may differ in Critical Access Hospitals
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree in a healthcare-related field or five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of three (3) years of progressive management responsibility in an acute care setting one (1) of which is related to managing an organizations Quality Improvement Program.
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical patient care experience or equivalent.
- Experience with quality improvement methodology and data analysis
- Experience developing and implementing clinical service and operational process improvement initiatives both small and large scale.
Required Licensure and Certifications
- Current state license in a clinical field; 5 (five) years experience in Quality Management can be used in lieu of state license.
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Healthcare Quality and Management Certification (HCQM) or Certificate of Professional Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CPQPS) within 2 years of employment is required.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Unclear
