Senior Director Quality RN Job at Providence St. Joseph Health in Everett

Providence St. Joseph Health Senior Director Quality RN Everett, Washington Apply Now

Description

THE ROLE
The Senior Director provides vision and leadership throughout the North Puget Sound Service Area for continuous improvement of clinical and service quality outcomes; designs, implements and maintains systems ensuring integration of quality support across the Service Area leading to improved health outcomes; integrates and promotes patient safety in partnership with Risk and Accreditation leaders. The senior director implements and maintains NPS needed infrastructure to support, maintain, and achieve overall Quality Improvement best practice standards and compliance in alignment with governing Providence Health System and North Division.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Provide leadership, strategic direction and support for clinical quality and safety in the North Puget Sound (NPS) Service Area through quality improvement, patient safety, and transformative care initiatives.
2. Coordinate with operational leaders to develop, implement and monitor systems of care, create a safe culture and to improve patient outcomes and decrease overall cost of care.
3. Champion a data-driven environment for clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention and regulatory compliance across the system.
4. Partner with Patient Safety leaders to improve Culture of Safety with a focus on harm prevention and a reduction in adverse events.
5. Facilitate adoption of evidence-based best practices that advance and strengthen the organization.
6. Where possible, ensure that quality and safety program goals align with organizational financial goals.
7. Oversee, interview, hire, train, and evaluate all caregivers; counsel caregivers regarding employment and performance management in accordance with Human Resources policies; ensure competency of all staff by conducting ongoing regular reviews and skills assessments and provide action plans and timely, constructive feedback as needed.
8. Generate and analyze reports to identify opportunities for continuous improvement by ministries; provide feedback, develop and implement action plans when appropriate.
9. Develop and monitor implementation of ministry specific goals/objectives and performance improvement processes in alignment with Providence Swedish North Division and Providence Health System.
10. Develop and maintain budget requirements and ensure compliance.
11. In partnership with Risk Management leadership, establish and maintain communications, processes and practices to mitigate and communicate risk.
12. Support the North Puget Sound Quality structure and related activities: Coordinate initiatives and Quality Strategic Plans established by PH&S System throughout Providence Regional Medical Center Everett in coordination with Divisional leadership and others as appropriate; Maintain the Quality Plans/QAPI for NPS ministries, in alignment Division and System goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master's Degree in Nursing, Health Administration or similar (preferred)
2. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health or similar area
3. Upon hire: Washington Registered Nurse License (Vendor Managed)
4. 8 years of clinical nursing, preferably in Medical/Surgical, Critical Care, Intensive Care, or the Emergency Department
5. 2 years of leadership in a Quality Improvement Program
6. Knowledge of disease pathophysiology and drug utilization
7. PC/Systems literacy, including the Internet and MS Office skills
8. Knowledge and experience in Patient Safety and application/adherence to HRO principles and processes
9. Management of multiple priorities - effective time management skills
10. Leadership and organizational skills along with critical, deductive reasoning, and problem solving skills
11. Effective written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and oral presentation skills
12. Capacity to work independently