VP of Quality and Risk Management - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

We are seeking a(an) VP of Quality and Risk Management with St. David's North Austin Medical Center to promote growth and unlock possibilities. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. Share your leadership skills and come make a difference with us!

Benefits

St. David's North Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) VP of Quality and Risk Management for our team to be an innovator. HCA Healthcare partners with Harvard Pilgrim Institute and the CDC to use our data from more than 26 million patient encounters each year to impact the industry. Come build your career with us!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Vice President, Quality promotes high quality, patient-centered care by overseeing aspects of the Quality, Patient Safety Program(s), and Performance Improvement programs across complex organizations (multi-site campus, service lines). The Vice President ensures the facilitation and utilization of diverse strategies and communication for quality and performance improvement, providing an integrated framework for monitoring, evaluating, and improving quality of care. The Vice President promotes performance improvement to drive care excellence and oversees the hospital regulatory and accreditation program. 

• You will drive facility-wide standardization in targeted process improvement initiatives and evaluates success through pre-established criteria and measurement tools. Manage project flow and alignment to ensure milestones and key performance indicators are met within defined parameters. 
• You will collaborate with all stakeholders to drive care excellence across a complex organization. Lead in strategy development for performance improvement through system thinking and safety science application across multiple service lines and care settings. 
• You will develop and implement policies, procedures, and objectives. Review and update the Quality Improvement Plan regularly. Develop, implement, and review goals, objectives, and priorities to ensure alignment with hospital strategic plans and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and standards. 
• You will collaborate with facility leadership in establishment of operational performance measurements and targets, as well as the monitoring of trends in key performance indicators to evaluate effectiveness, reliability, and efficiency. 
• You will lead and oversee the quality department with responsibility for care excellence, disease specific care, risk management, patient safety, and other aspects of performance improvement across the facility. 
• You will effectively manage members of the quality department team. 
• You will develop and monitor department budget. 
• You will perform regular analysis of facility quality and risk performance data and makes applicable recommendations for process, system, procedure, and operational changes to improve healthcare value and quality. 
• You will ensure effective execution of all activities concerning the achievement of continuous regulatory and survey readiness. Strategic and operational implementation of regulatory requirements, guidelines, and standards of federal, state, and local licensing agencies, accrediting and certifying organizations. 
• You will maintain oversight of Quality and PI software and reporting systems to meet internal and external reporting requirements and surveys. Assist with selection and installation of software applications. 
• You will monitor completeness, accuracy, and validity of quality files on medical staff and advance practice professionals. 
• You will participate as an active member of peer review committees; analyze cases and outcome data and collaborate with physicians to promote and improve practice and optimal patient outcomes. 
• You will collaborate with division and corporate entities and external parties to ensure strategic quality and patient safety initiatives are fully executed at the facility level. Facilitate effective communication with facility and division leadership regarding key clinical performance improvement activities and initiatives. 
• You will serve as a technical advisor, educator and internal consultant to all hospital management, staff, and physicians on the use of performance improvement tools and techniques, analytical techniques, and statistical applications. 
• You will ensure the selection, retention and assignment of qualified competent staff to meet organizational needs. Ensure management of department productivity and work prioritization. 
• You will oversee development of/coordinates with stakeholders orientation and ongoing education to staff regarding quality and patient safety initiatives; promote competency, compliance, and performance improvement. 

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or health-related field required 
• Master’s degree in nursing or health-related field preferred 
• 3+ years data analysis in a healthcare setting required 
• 4+ years experience in healthcare quality/risk management with demonstrated leadership required 
• RN license preferred 
• CPHQ required within 12 months of hire or (CHCQM) 
• CHCQM required within 12 months of hire or (CPHQ)

St. David’s North Austin Medical Center is a multi-specialty hospital in Texas withmore than 360 beds. The facility is home to St. David’s Children’s Hospital, St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas featuring a Level III NICU, a Kidney Transplant Center, and the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery. Additional servicesoffered at this medical center include 24-hour emergency care, heart and vascular care, neurology andneurosurgery, rehabilitation services, and inpatient and outpatient surgery.

St. David’s North Austin Medical Center is part of St. David’s HealthCare, which is oneof the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St.David’s HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and twolocal non-profits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Join our family of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care to drive excellence and raise the bar for our over 35 million annual patient encounters.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.