Director Quality Assurance and Risk Management

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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.

• Plans actuates evaluates re-evaluates the activities of the above operations working closely with other department leaders to develop excellence in all Avera employees and providers.
• Coordinates and attends all Medical Staff Committee meetings and all pertinent regional committee meetings where monitoring functions and activities are performed.
• Serves as a resource for Medical Staff and internal services on quality improvement activities education and use of quality principles and tools.
• Coordinates the process of monitoring measuring and assessment of patient care and support of systems to achieve high quality safe cost effective healthcare services.
• Coordinates and oversees regional Quality Improvement Plan development QI plans Medical Staff Quality Assurance/Improvement activities and Quality Measures.
• Coordinates facility wide compliance with regulatory agencies including CMS SDDOH and The Joint Commission in conjunction with the Compliance Coordinator.
• Develops coordinates and administers regional wide systems for risk identification investigation and reduction maintains statistics ensures that pertinent patient data relative to a claim is accurate available and secure.
• Reviews and coordinates trend analysis claims profiles workers comp trends and analysis of risk data.
• Responds to professional liability and hospital liability questions and maintains knowledge of legislative and regulatory activities related to health care risk management.
• Responsibilities include interviewing hiring developing training and retaining employees; planning assigning and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Bachelors in nursing or related clinical field
• 4-6 years clinical experience
• 1-3 years Previous management experience including responsibilities for hiring training assigning work and managing performance of staff. five years experience in Clinical setting Quality Improvement Risk Management and Patient Safety.

• 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 .