Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare leads and directs process and overall quality improvement activities that produce better patient care and more efficient operations. Develops programs to review and evaluate patient care and outcomes. Being a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare implements a strategy and plans for a quality improvement function within the facility in collaboration with the administrative and clinical leaders of the hospital. Tracks and presents results of improvement efforts and ongoing measures of clinical processes to management. Additionally, Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Quality Improvement Director - Healthcare typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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JOB SUMMARY:
Directs and monitors the operations of the Carroll Hospital's Quality & Patient Safety Department to ensure quality patient care. Responsible for facilitating the overall success of Carroll Hospital through the development and implementation of an organization-wide Quality and Patient Safety plan demonstrating a focus on prevention of harm and a reduction in adverse events. Provides expertise and guidance to Carroll Hospital leaders, physicians, managers, and staff in safe and effective system design and process improvement. Works with other leaders to ensure timely and consistent quality data measurement is available for comparison with appropriate benchmarks to support patient safety and quality related improvement initiatives and financial incentives. Reports to the VP of Quality, LifeBridge Health.
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Additional Information
As one of the largest health care providers in Maryland, with 13,000 team members, We strive to CARE BRAVELY for over 1 million patients annually. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Grace Medical Center, as well as our Community Physician Enterprise, Center for Hope, Practice Dynamics, and business partners: LifeBridge Health & Fitness, ExpressCare and HomeCare of Maryland.