Vice President, Safety and Infection Prevention

About the role

The Vice President, Patient Safety and Infection Prevention provides strategic and operational leadership for MedStar Health’s systemwide patient safety, high reliability, and infection prevention programs. This role leads strategies to reduce patient harm, strengthen safety culture, mitigate clinical risk, prevent healthcare-associated infections, and advance MedStar Health’s High Reliability Organization (HRO) journey.

Responsibilities

• Oversee patient safety reporting and event management, as well as infection prevention standards, surveillance, regulatory reporting, outbreak response, and emerging infectious disease preparedness across the health system.
• Serve as a leader, mentor, and advisor to senior hospital Quality & Safety leaders, partnering with executive and operational leaders to advance quality and safety priorities.
• Report patient safety performance to senior leadership and the MedStar Health Board Quality Committee.

Requirements

• Residency-trained board certified licensed physician is preferred with additional training in health administration business or other related field.
• Terminal degree in related discipline.
• 10+ years leadership management and administrative experience and demonstrated success in leading change both on the front lines of care and across a large integrated healthcare delivery system.
• National reputation through speaking engagements, research publications, teaching for undergraduate or graduate medical education and other activities demonstrating national and international impact is required.
• Experience regarding system and process redesign, human factors engineering and the various process improvement methodologies and related activities required for innovative and effective quality improvement.
• Working knowledge of electronic health records and other information technology and systems that support complete clinical data and infection prevention analyses.
• Familiarity with NHSN regulatory reporting requirements.
• Proven track record managing adverse events, conducting systems-based event reviews, developing and implementing sustainable and effective solutions, ensuring care for the caregiver, appropriate response under the just culture model, transparency with patient and family.

Qualifications

• MD - Physician - State Licensure preferred.
• Trained Safety Expert preferred.

Skills

Leadership, strategic planning, change management, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and project management skills are essential.

Benefits

MedStar Health offers a supportive and inclusive work environment, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, generous PTO, tuition assistance, retirement plans, and many other benefits focused on your wellbeing.

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling options.

Additional Information

MedStar Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.