Director of Quality & Risk Management (DQM)
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Job Location:
Columbia, IN - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 85000 - 100000
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Details about the DQMRole:
We are seeking a highly qualifiedDirector of Quality Risk Management (DQM) to join our leadership team at Landmark Hospital of Columbia a long-term acute/critical care hospital. As the Director of Quality you will be responsible for ensuring that our organization complies with all regulatory requirements and industry standards. You will lead the development and implementation of risk management strategies policies and procedures to minimize potential risks and ensure the safety of our patients and staff. Additionally you will oversee the quality improvement program including data analysis performance improvement initiatives and staff education and training. This role has a HUGE impact on the quality and consistency of patient care and also ensures our staff operates efficiently in a well-trained compliant environment.
The Director of Quality and Risk Management is responsible for:
- Developing and implementing patient safety initiatives
- Assuring the success of continuous quality enhancement initiatives inter-and intra-departmentally
- Developing a proactive risk management program and overseeing an effective infection prevention and control and employee health program
- Appropriate use of quality tools (root cause analysis failure mode and effects analysis statistical process control and other statistical methods) to guide process improvement
- Help problem-solve and benchmark appropriately to ensure a highly reliable organization
The Quality role assures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and ensures they are continually upheld. The Director will be responsible for planning developing implementing administering evaluating and continually enhancing policies procedures and practices for each functional area. Other duties may be assigned as appropriate.
Great Benefits for full-time employees!
- Medical Vision and Dental Health insurance with Aetna
- Paid time off (4 weeks a year!)
- Disability insurance Short-term and Long-term policies provided by Landmark with buy-up options available
- Flexible spending and Health Savings account
- Life insurance The company paid $25K and additional voluntary life is available
- Matching 401K
- Tuition reimbursement up to $15K after 1st year of employment)
Minimum Qualifications for Director of Quality and Risk Management
- Bachelors degree in healthcare administration nursing or related field.
- Alternatively a 2-year Associate degree with 5 years of relevant experience in Quality Risk or Infection Control
- 3 years of experience in quality infection control or risk management in a healthcare setting (hospital experience preferred)
- Active clinical license (such as RN or RT) - strong preference for Registered Nurse background
- CIHQ IC or CIHQ-HACP-CMS certification or equivalent (or commitment to obtain within 2 years)
- Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Investigation and root-cause analysis experience
- Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze data identify trends and implement effective solutions.
- Experience with electronic health records (EHR) and other healthcare technology.
Key Competencies include:
- Deep clinical competency/skills - strong preference for experience with ICU/CCU care and nursing skills
- Strong leadership communication and interpersonal skills - ability to lead and influence others to achieve strategic objectives and process improvements
- Ability to analyze data identify trends and implement effective solutions in complex situations
- Ability to handle difficult situations in a professional manner
- Experience with electronic health records (EHR) and other healthcare technology.
About us: Landmark Hospitals is a privately owned critical care hospital system with locations across the Southeastern United States. Landmark Hospitals specializes in providing the highest level of care for medically complex patients who stay with us for an average of 25-30 days. We are proud of the healing that happens here and it is all made possible by our amazing employees. We offer our employees a collaborative supportive work environment with competitive benefits and flexibility found only in a boutique hospital setting.
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment background verification checks.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
A Landmark critical care hospital is the preferred referral hospital for patients needing acute medical care following a hospital discharge.
