Vice President, Quality & Safety

Vacancy Details

Vacancy ID: 0000232292

About the Role

The Vice President of Quality and Safety at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, oversees and improves the hospital's quality assurance and performance improvement programs, ensuring patient safety, and promoting a culture of continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement quality strategic priorities ensuring quality initiatives align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements
• Evaluate, develop, and maintain institutional programs for continuous quality service improvement
• Ensure timely and accurate External Quality Reporting - Leapfrog, CMS Stars etc.
• Foster a culture of quality patient safety, and caregiver/staff satisfaction
• Manage and lead in a matrixed organization
• Translate the mission and vision to everyday work
• Assume the role of the Patient Safety Officer overseeing patient safety programs, managing risk, and responding to adverse events
• Serve as the hospital leader for campus related occurrence reporting and safety events
• High Reliability Organization (HRO) Executive Delegate in partnership with system leadership
• Policies and Procedures Executive Sponsor - Oversee the creation and implementation of policy and procedures across the organization
• Works with System and Local Quality Regulatory Teams for special projects
• Partner with other Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers, and leaders of the Medical Staff to ensure collaboration related to all quality, safety and regulatory readiness is a collaborative effort

Qualifications

• Masters degree in nursing, healthcare administration or related field required
• Doctorate degree in healthcare related field preferred
• Clinical acute care quality and/or patient safety experience in a hospital setting required
• 10 years of progressive leadership experience within an academic medical center environment
• A track record in a multi-hospital system, urban, teaching environment

Skills

• Broad based knowledge of the full scope of quality and regulatory strategy as it applies to an accredited academic medical center or primary teaching hospital of comparable size and scope
• High level, complex problem-solving abilities both in groups and in one-on-one situations
• Ability to translate the mission and vision to everyday work
• Ability to manage and lead in a matrixed organization
• Ability to cultivate and foster relationships at every level of the organization (locally at the hospital, within the system, and board relations)
• Demonstrated success in leading system process improvement initiatives in an academic quaternary care facility
• Decisive leader, with the ability to understand patient and clinician stakeholder viewpoints and needs and work strategically in the best interest of patients and the organization
• A strong reputation for sustained, inclusive, trust-based relationships with employees, clinicians, patients and the community
• Experience in a system with excellent employee, physician and patient satisfaction, quality and clinical outcomes
• An understanding of information systems as they pertain to clinical excellence, decision support, efficiency and effectiveness
• Strong leader of people with the ability to create an environment that supports team morale, improved service and highest quality
• Exhibit strong communication, presentation and listening skills to ensure facility-wide collaboration and coordination

Benefits and Perks

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon