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Director of Quality and Patient Safety - BSN
Summary
Title:Director of Quality and Patient Safety - BSN
ID:5566
Department Location:3205/3207 N. Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Category:Manager / Professional
Description

Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a nonprofit health care organization whose mission is to provide exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. We provide integrated health care services to include medical, dental and behavioral health throughout 26 outpatient health centers within El Paso, Teller, Lincoln, Adams, Elbert and Kit Carson counties. We deliver care with our strong “Hospitality” culture. Our organization has over 950 employees and serves more than 94,000 patients annually in the Pikes Peak and East Central regions of Colorado. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).

Job Summary (Essential Functions)

The Director of Quality and Patient Safety will serve as a leader, collaborating with clinical teams to create and maintain an environment of high quality care and patient safety. The Director of Quality and Patient Safety understands and operationalizes quality measures and facilitates performance improvement teams to achieve compliance with each measure set. This position functions as an objective role that reviews and evaluates quality and satisfaction issues/concerns within the health centers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Requires excellent communication skills both oral and written
  • Collects and analyzes data and produces quality reports that are useful and meaningful, with comparisons to national benchmarks and assures systems are in place to maximize quality incentive program revenues and scores.
  • Identifies quality initiatives that are evidence based and develops programs to implement best practice initiatives
  • Develops strategic plans and policies for improved quality throughout all Peak Vista Health Centers
  • Recommends improvement initiatives backed with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) consideration.
  • Receives and directs quality issues to appropriate resources for investigation and resolution.
  • Reviews all documents and other information relative to quality activities, including but not limited to, patient records.
  • Ensures clinical excellence is demonstrated in accordance with regulatory/accreditation agency standards.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Employee demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to the Compliance Plan and conflict of interest requirements. The employee enhances the effectiveness; efficiency and productivity of the department by contributing to, and participating in, departmental performance improve goals.


Qualifications

Education:

Bachelors of Science in Nursing required. Masters of Science in Nursing preferred.

Work Experience: Eight to Ten years of nursing experience in a hospital or ambulatory clinic setting required. Five years’ experience managing and leading quality improvement programs/initiatives and personnel required.
 

Certificates and Licenses: Current RN license. Current CPR (BLS). Six Sigma or PMP certification preferred. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ) preferred.

Physical Demands
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.

*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace an an Equal Opportunity Employer.
**PVCHC 
participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com

 

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