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Quality Director (1.0 FTE)

Employer
Essentia Health
Location
Duluth, MN
Salary
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Industry
Healthcare
Role
Executive
Job Type
Long-Term

Job Details

Building Location: EH Tech Village

Department: 46480 Quality/Safety

Job Description: Responsible to organize and lead the quality program for Essentia Health. Also oversees the quality infrastructure to support the quality agenda for the system. The goal of this role is to facilitate change promoting quality and patient safety to support our organization's mission. This leadership role will direct others towards process improvements that support the reduction of patient harm and improve quality of care. This includes conducting patient safety assessments, accountability for ensuring execution of changes in the root cause analysis process, creating safety coach programming with audit for exceptional practice, developing and delivering education on science of quality and safety, working collaboratively with executive leaders, managers and staff to provide quality, safe, patient and family-centered care, and communicating information regarding effective quality and patient safety strategies to others within the organization.

This Quality Director will oversee Quality in our ambulatory care settings and there will be the expectation of monthly travel.

Work Experience:
One year experience in the safety movement/science of safety.
Five years experience in Risk Management or Quality Management.
Three years' experience in a leadership position within a complex organization.
Experience with process improvement methodology.

Education Qualifications:
Advanced degree in a healthcare related field is preferred, but a Bachelor's degree in a health science with appropriate knowledge, experience and skills would be considered.

Licensure/CertificationQualifications:
No certification/licensure required.

FTE: 1

Shift Rotation: Day Rotation (United States of America)

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Holidays: No

Call Obligation: No

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Company

Find your calling. Essentia Health seeks employees who embrace our commitment to patient- and family-centered care in communities both large and small. We're looking for people who are committed to making patients and their families feel known and understood. People who understand what it means to be Here with you. People who are willing to use their strengths to help others.

Essentia Health currently employs more than 11,500 people, including more than 1,500 physicians and advanced practitioners. Each employee plays a vital role in fulfilling our mission of making a healthy difference in people's lives. And, many of our employees believe they have been "called" to do this important work. Perhaps you are one of those people.

How do different cultures play a part in your organization? Essentia Health is dedicated to inclusion and diversity, ensuring a welcoming and respectful culture for our employees. We celebrate and respect the values of all individuals and are committed to providing inclusion to all at Essentia Health.

What skills, education, and experiences does your ideal candidate(s) have? We hire a high variety of different positions, so they all have slightly different skillsets required! For all of our positions we love to see candidates with a consistent work history, positive attitude, and a passion for helping others!

How would you describe the company leadership/team management? Our leadership team is passionate about providing the best patient care, which starts with having a great team! Our leadership team wants to see our staff grow within our organization, and there are many career growth opportunities available!

Where do you see the company/organization in the upcoming years? We are continuing to grow and evolve to better serve our patients and community!

What do you feel candidates need to know about the company before applying? •You will need to apply online and you will need an active email address to apply.
•Please apply via EssentiaCareers.org
•If you are not seeing a position that interests you, sign-up for a job alert to be notified when a specific position opens!
•Due to COVID-19, we are only doing virtual interviews at this time – Here are some tips & tricks for virtual interviews:
oBe in a quiet place
oHave a camera available (phone or computer)
oPretend like it is an in-person interview!

 

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