Executive Director - Quality and Accreditation
Company: Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc
Location: Gainesville
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
Job Category:Executive Leadership Work Shift/Schedule:8 Hr
Morning - AfternoonNortheast Georgia Health System is rooted in a
foundation of improving the health of our communities. About the
Role:Job SummaryThe Executive Director of Quality and Accreditation
is responsible for overseeing the patient safety and quality
programs for Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) System Acute
Care Services. This includes Quality Improvement, Data Analytics
and Reporting, Patient Safety, Accreditation/Regulatory Compliance,
Policy/Document Control, and Infection Prevention/Control. He/She
shall be responsible, in conjunction with senior leadership, for
ensuring that the requirements of the Quality Management System
(QMS) for NGHS is determined, implemented, and maintained. This
position will also work collaboratively with NGHS entity leadership
to align the quality and safety programs of all acute care,
post-acute care, and ambulatory entities of NGHS and assure support
of system strategies and consistency throughout. This includes
identifying and proposing potential safety and quality projects
that are aligned with organizational strategic objectives. Minimum
Job Qualifications
- Licensure or other certifications:
- Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree
- Minimum Experience: Minimum 5-7 years experience in healthcare
quality and accreditation, and 5 years prior healthcare related
leadership experience required
- Other: Preferred Job Qualifications
- Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
- Preferred Educational Requirements: Master Healthcare
Administration, Business Administration or Organization Leadership
strongly preferred.
- Preferred Experience:
- Other: Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Thorough knowledge of improvement strategies and methods
including RCAs and High Reliability processes.
- Strong Data Analytics capabilities Essential Tasks and
Responsibilities
- Oversees and supports the patient safety and quality
infrastructure for NGMC System Acute Care Services, including data
governance.
- Aligns the patient safety, quality, accreditation, and
infection prevention and control programs for System Acute Services
with that of all NGHS entities.
- Uses information from a variety of sources to identify
opportunities for improvement.
- Tracks performance relative to national benchmarks providing
feedback/data to leadership and guidance toward effective
performance improvement interventions.
- Develops and coordinates system level quality oversight
structure/committee.
- Promotes and supports professional growth and development of
staff.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers, fosters
teamwork, and practices fiscal responsibility.
- Hires, disciplines, trains and develops, and conduct
performance evaluations for assigned staff.
- Develops and monitors the payroll, non-payroll, capital and
operating budgets for assigned areas.
- Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies for the
general operation of the Patient Safety and Accreditation/Quality
programs.
- Collaborates with Patient Safety and Quality leaders within
NGHS entities to increase visibility and sharing of metrics and
initiatives. Physical Demands
- Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
- Weight Carried: Up to lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
- Vision: Moderate, Constantly 66-100% of time
- Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30% of time
- Standing/Walking: Occasionally 0-30% of time
- Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30% of time
- Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65% of time
- Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking,
KeyboardingWorking at NGHS means being part of something special: a
team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you
reach your goals. NGHS: Opportunities start here. Northeast Georgia
Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not
tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color,
age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status,
protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally
protected classification or status.
Keywords: Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc, Smyrna , Executive Director - Quality and Accreditation, Executive , Gainesville, Georgia
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