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Director Quality Improvements
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Banner Health Estimated Pay Range:
$50.12 - $83.54 / hour, based on location, education, & experience. Primary City/State:
Phoenix, Arizona Department Name:
Quality Improvement-Corp Work Shift:
Day Job Category:
Risk, Quality and Safety In this position you will handle rounding, team facilitation, data management, regulatory activities, change management, performance improvement, and patient safety. This role is onsite Monday - Friday 8-5, but must also accommodate early or late meetings occasionally for stakeholders.
Up to $5K in relocation is available for candidates moving for this opportunity. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you. Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package. Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Position Summary This position leads the Quality Department. This role elevates high reliability in clinical performance through assessment of performance, ensures prioritization of improvement activities, overseeing performance improvement projects and ensuring successful clinical project implementation at operating entities. This position prioritizes clinical improvement activities, oversees the facilitation of performance improvement teams and successful implementation to achieve entity/system targets. The position works closely with both system and operating entities to improve quality and outcomes of clinical care. This role requires strong communication, collaboration, teamwork and change management skills in order to achieve desired results across the continuum of care. This position identifies and collaborates with senior leadership to prioritize appropriate resources related to opportunities in Peer Review investigations and other operational/clinical priorities to align performance improvement opportunities with system and local teams. Core Functions Quality Leadership and Integration - Lead the integration of quality into the fabric of the organization to achieve objectives such as Annual Initiatives, CMS and The Joint Commission standards of care. Directs and supports the quality infrastructure, protects the use of privileged or confidential information, oversees facilitation of processes for engagement and interprofessional teamwork, identifies and promotes continuous learning. Collaborates with administrators, physicians, clinical leaders and team members to identify improvement opportunities utilizing qualitative and quantitative data analysis, knowledge of health care operations and systems thinking. Establishes and oversees the development and implementation of annual quality plans in partnership with administrative, service line and process owners. Strategizes with entity leadership to plan and coordinate local Quality Councils/QAPIs. Performance and Process Improvement – Serves as a subject matter expert in performance and process improvement, project management and change management methods to support operational and clinical quality initiatives. Manages, coaches, and oversees facilitation of improvement activities related to patient safety, harm reduction, clinical performance opportunities, peer review and compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies. Oversees and leads improvement teams, guiding teams on system defined improvement methodologies and processes. Population Health and Care Transitions – Directs evaluation and improvement of healthcare processes and care transitions to advance efficient, effective and safe care of defined populations. Directs the implementation of Clinical Practices and standardized processes, that are evidence-based Population Health management strategies, encourages a holistic approach to improvement, collaborates to improve care processes, as well as transitions back to the community. Leads monitoring and reporting of facility Clinical Practice performance. Uses data to identify populations at risk and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop strategies to improve outcomes. Supports and participates in Clinical Consensus Groups at a system level to develop metrics for evidenced based practices for the enterprise. Health Data Analytics - Leverages the organization\'s analytic environment to guide data driven decision making and inform quality improvement initiatives while overseeing and guiding quality improvement initiatives and activities. Oversees collaboration with appropriate process owner(s). Ensures the acquisition and integration of data from internal and external benchmarking sources. Uses statistical and visualization methods to analyze data for administrative and clinical decision making. Provides oversight of on-going assessment of performance, analyzes clinical outcome data, and identifies performance improvement opportunities or trends. Patient Safety – Cultivates a safe healthcare environment by promoting safe practices, nurturing a Just Culture and improving processes that detect, mitigate or prevent harm. Serves as an advocate for safety culture, ensuring the application of safety science principles/methods, identification and reporting of patient safety risks/events. Oversees collaboration to analyze patient safety risks and events. Facilitates teams to improve processes that impact the safety of patients and team members. Leverages results from patient safety investigations to coach entity leaders on safety improvement activities. Regulatory and Accreditation - Directs the evaluation monitoring and improving compliance with internal and external requirements. Oversees processes to prepare for, participate in, and follow up with Regulatory Agencies and certifications. Directs processes to support compliance with PI standards, ensures continuous survey readiness activities and oversees PI survey processes and findings. This position collaborates and leverages results from regulatory opportunities. Quality Review and Accountability – Oversees and serves as a subject matter expert in compliance with voluntary, mandatory and contractual reporting requirements for data acquisition, analysis, reporting and process improvement. Oversees current and emerging payment models as they relate to quality performance outcomes. Develops and communicates measurement requirements. Supports practitioner and nursing peer review activities. Professional Engagement - Engages in the healthcare quality profession with a commitment to practicing ethically, enhancing one\'s competencies and advancing the field by integrating ethical standards into practice, engaging in lifelong learning and participating in activities that advance the profession, such as participation in professional organizations and achievement of certification in healthcare quality. Minimum Qualifications Requires a Master’s degree or current enrollment in Master’s program with an anticipated graduation within one year of hire OR equivalent experience. Requires a proficiency level typically attained with five years acute care clinical experience. Requires at least two years management experience or demonstrated leadership abilities through successful large-scale projects. Requires ability to perform complex statistical analysis and highly developed problem-solving skills. Requires the ability to manage programs and projects. Requires demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and written communication skills. Requires Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS) certification. For individuals in this role prior to June 1, 2025, CPHQ or CPPS must be obtained within 1 year. Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire. Preferred Qualifications Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification is preferred. Experience with process improvement, regulatory/accreditation programs, data management, and analysis including graphic development and presentations is highly desirable. 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Join to apply for the
Director Quality Improvements
role at
Banner Health Estimated Pay Range:
$50.12 - $83.54 / hour, based on location, education, & experience. Primary City/State:
Phoenix, Arizona Department Name:
Quality Improvement-Corp Work Shift:
Day Job Category:
Risk, Quality and Safety In this position you will handle rounding, team facilitation, data management, regulatory activities, change management, performance improvement, and patient safety. This role is onsite Monday - Friday 8-5, but must also accommodate early or late meetings occasionally for stakeholders.
Up to $5K in relocation is available for candidates moving for this opportunity. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you. Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package. Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Position Summary This position leads the Quality Department. This role elevates high reliability in clinical performance through assessment of performance, ensures prioritization of improvement activities, overseeing performance improvement projects and ensuring successful clinical project implementation at operating entities. This position prioritizes clinical improvement activities, oversees the facilitation of performance improvement teams and successful implementation to achieve entity/system targets. The position works closely with both system and operating entities to improve quality and outcomes of clinical care. This role requires strong communication, collaboration, teamwork and change management skills in order to achieve desired results across the continuum of care. This position identifies and collaborates with senior leadership to prioritize appropriate resources related to opportunities in Peer Review investigations and other operational/clinical priorities to align performance improvement opportunities with system and local teams. Core Functions Quality Leadership and Integration - Lead the integration of quality into the fabric of the organization to achieve objectives such as Annual Initiatives, CMS and The Joint Commission standards of care. Directs and supports the quality infrastructure, protects the use of privileged or confidential information, oversees facilitation of processes for engagement and interprofessional teamwork, identifies and promotes continuous learning. Collaborates with administrators, physicians, clinical leaders and team members to identify improvement opportunities utilizing qualitative and quantitative data analysis, knowledge of health care operations and systems thinking. Establishes and oversees the development and implementation of annual quality plans in partnership with administrative, service line and process owners. Strategizes with entity leadership to plan and coordinate local Quality Councils/QAPIs. Performance and Process Improvement – Serves as a subject matter expert in performance and process improvement, project management and change management methods to support operational and clinical quality initiatives. Manages, coaches, and oversees facilitation of improvement activities related to patient safety, harm reduction, clinical performance opportunities, peer review and compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies. Oversees and leads improvement teams, guiding teams on system defined improvement methodologies and processes. Population Health and Care Transitions – Directs evaluation and improvement of healthcare processes and care transitions to advance efficient, effective and safe care of defined populations. Directs the implementation of Clinical Practices and standardized processes, that are evidence-based Population Health management strategies, encourages a holistic approach to improvement, collaborates to improve care processes, as well as transitions back to the community. Leads monitoring and reporting of facility Clinical Practice performance. Uses data to identify populations at risk and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop strategies to improve outcomes. Supports and participates in Clinical Consensus Groups at a system level to develop metrics for evidenced based practices for the enterprise. Health Data Analytics - Leverages the organization\'s analytic environment to guide data driven decision making and inform quality improvement initiatives while overseeing and guiding quality improvement initiatives and activities. Oversees collaboration with appropriate process owner(s). Ensures the acquisition and integration of data from internal and external benchmarking sources. Uses statistical and visualization methods to analyze data for administrative and clinical decision making. Provides oversight of on-going assessment of performance, analyzes clinical outcome data, and identifies performance improvement opportunities or trends. Patient Safety – Cultivates a safe healthcare environment by promoting safe practices, nurturing a Just Culture and improving processes that detect, mitigate or prevent harm. Serves as an advocate for safety culture, ensuring the application of safety science principles/methods, identification and reporting of patient safety risks/events. Oversees collaboration to analyze patient safety risks and events. Facilitates teams to improve processes that impact the safety of patients and team members. Leverages results from patient safety investigations to coach entity leaders on safety improvement activities. Regulatory and Accreditation - Directs the evaluation monitoring and improving compliance with internal and external requirements. Oversees processes to prepare for, participate in, and follow up with Regulatory Agencies and certifications. Directs processes to support compliance with PI standards, ensures continuous survey readiness activities and oversees PI survey processes and findings. This position collaborates and leverages results from regulatory opportunities. Quality Review and Accountability – Oversees and serves as a subject matter expert in compliance with voluntary, mandatory and contractual reporting requirements for data acquisition, analysis, reporting and process improvement. Oversees current and emerging payment models as they relate to quality performance outcomes. Develops and communicates measurement requirements. Supports practitioner and nursing peer review activities. Professional Engagement - Engages in the healthcare quality profession with a commitment to practicing ethically, enhancing one\'s competencies and advancing the field by integrating ethical standards into practice, engaging in lifelong learning and participating in activities that advance the profession, such as participation in professional organizations and achievement of certification in healthcare quality. Minimum Qualifications Requires a Master’s degree or current enrollment in Master’s program with an anticipated graduation within one year of hire OR equivalent experience. Requires a proficiency level typically attained with five years acute care clinical experience. Requires at least two years management experience or demonstrated leadership abilities through successful large-scale projects. Requires ability to perform complex statistical analysis and highly developed problem-solving skills. Requires the ability to manage programs and projects. Requires demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and written communication skills. Requires Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS) certification. For individuals in this role prior to June 1, 2025, CPHQ or CPPS must be obtained within 1 year. Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire. Preferred Qualifications Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification is preferred. Experience with process improvement, regulatory/accreditation programs, data management, and analysis including graphic development and presentations is highly desirable. 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