Assistant Vice President Quality and Safety
Company: WellStar Health System
Location: Marietta
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and
ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion,
pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission
is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of
every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining
example of what's possible when the brightest professionals
dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare
industry, and in people's lives.
Responsibilities
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) Quality and Safety at Kennestone
Hospital reports to the hospital's Vice President, Medical Affairs.
As a member of the leadership team, this individual is responsible
for developing a vision and executable plan to attain world class
quality and safety processes and procedures across the hospital and
all hospital outpatient departments. Bringing patient and clinical
quality expertise, the AVP will partner to identify opportunities
for short and long term impact on quality and safety outcomes.
The AVP Quality is responsible for developing, planning and
implementation of key clinical quality, safety and accreditation
initiatives as defined by executive and physician leadership. This
role will serve as a champion for quality, accreditation and Safety
First programs, creating a culture of individual accountability and
support. The AVP Quality will supervise the key processes in
support of performance improvement, including medical staff PI
committees and peer review, PI registries, and Lean PI
implementation. In addition, this individual will work to
effectively integrate functions and coordinate collaboration across
the care continuum. The AVP of Quality will be accountable to
ensure successful development and deployment of the WellStar's
Quality and Safety strategy to all care sites and services lines
under the hospital's license.
The AVP will work collaboratively with Hospital and System Quality
and other clinical leaders as a resource and advisor, proactively
analyzing, seeking out opportunities to improve operational,
clinical, quality, and patient satisfaction enhancements. This
leader will partner with external organizations to ensure
regulatory compliance and best practice efforts.
The individual in this role will identify opportunities to optimize
performance, build internal competencies and create a more rigorous
approach to quality and safety throughout the enterprise, bringing
a strong focus on accountability and appropriate use of resources.
The establishment of a culture of ownership, responsibility, and
accountability will be a foundational characteristic for this role.
The AVP maintains strong positive relationships with team members,
medical staff, senior leaders, and patients.
The AVP Quality participates as an active part of WellStar's
leadership team in developing and implementing Hospital and System
strategic quality plans and initiatives. This leader will be an
active leader to drive a culture change that is visible to every
level in the organization, incorporating messaging that is
consistent and creates ownership for safety and quality by every
employee.
Qualifications
Required Minimum Education
Required Minimum Licensure/Certification
Required Minimum Experience
Preferred Minimum Experience
Required Minimum Skills
We'd like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In
return for your contributions, we'll help you make the most of all
life's moments - on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is
designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your
Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it's pretty
simple - we care for our team members and our team members care for
the community.
Make a difference in patients' lives--- and your own! Here, it's
more than healthcare - it's CareerCare!
Keywords: WellStar Health System, Marietta , Assistant Vice President Quality and Safety, Executive , Marietta, Georgia
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