Director - Patient Safety & Care Improvement

MAIN FUNCTION: Oversees all aspects of the services relating to patient safety and quality of care at Griffin Health Services provided by the Office of Patient Safety and Care Improvement including, but not limited to, proactive guidance of all hospital employees in the Culture of Safety. Works to eliminate preventable harm to patients, family members, and staff, to attain unsurpassed clinical and patient-reported outcomes, and build organization-wide participation through transparency, collaboration, and mutual learning. Working in partnership with senior administrative and medical staff leadership, to oversee the institutional approach to quality and patient safety, and work with the Vice President of Patient Safety and Care Improvement to lead a comprehensive quality/performance improvement program to achieve the strategic direction set by Board of Trustees to attain the highest publicly reported public rankings in CMS, Leapfrog, and others. This includes the following areas of oversight:

• Infection Prevention and Control
• Public Reporting and Clinical Data Management
• Patient Safety Committee work, root cause analyses, and requisite improvement
• High reliability
• Peer review
• Clinical pathways and guidelines
• All other quality/performance improvement initiatives

Responsible for the direction and leadership of operational, financial, programmatic and employee related activities for Office of Patient Safety and Care Improvement.

Specific functions: While the range of duties and responsibilities is broad and varied, the position's major responsibility is directing the day-to-day operations, budgeting, financial management, and human resource management. The Director works closely with a variety of stakeholders, coordinating the activities of patient safety and quality improvement across the organization.

EDUCATION: RN, Minimum Bachelor's degree; Master's degree/APRN preferred

EXPERIENCE: Minimum six months in the same or similar position. Firm understanding of Patient Safety and Quality Principles including TJC, CMS, IHI, NHSN, AHRQ and NPSG programs.