Avera Health
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$82160.00 - $123240.00
Position Highlights
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief OverviewResponsible for leading and overseeing the organizations patient safety program and ensuring compliance with all applicable clinical regulations and accreditation standards. Serves as the subject matter expert for safety practices clinical risk mitigation and regulatory readiness. Works collaboratively with clinical operational and administrative leaders to promote a culture of safety high reliability and regulatory excellence. This position is the primary liaison between the Avera Central Quality Office Regional Quality Leaders Information Technology and Executive Officers across the Avera System. This roles exists to provide strategic and tactical decision support to safety and regulatory stakeholders at all levels of the organization and is a high visibility role operating across the continuum of care and interfaces at all levels of the organization from front line care providers to executive C-Suite.
What you will do
- Acts as a proactive organization consultant educator and change agent applying principles of system design and quality improvement to drive practice transformation. Demonstrates exceptional communication skills and effectively engages stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Is the subject matter expert of regulatory/accreditation and is able to interpret and communicate regulatory requirements to key stakeholders
- Leads efforts to close gaps in compliance and regulatory best practices to ensures organizational readiness for regulatory and accreditation surveys
- Directs and develops patient safety strategies spanning all care settings across the Avera system
- Proficient user of the EMR understanding the role of clinical data and documentation in meeting regulatory requirements and patient safety practices
- Works as part of a project team in a matrix project oriented environment.
- Follows the quality processes frameworks and practices and participate as a subject matter expert.
Essential QualificationsThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
- Working knowledge of TJC and CMS Specification Manuals
- Operational experience in clinical process improvement quality assurance compliance & reporting
- Understanding of basic business & clinical intelligence concepts & practices and their use in clinical quality performance management
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .