Director of Quality and Safety - Children's and Women's ICCE

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Director of Quality and Safety - Children's and Women’s ICCE reports to the System QAPI Director and works collaboratively with the Leadership of the Children and Women’s (CHW) ICCE at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Director provides f ull support to the QAPI/saf ety program system wide, collecting relevant quality data, analyzing and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and inf ormation, benchmarking perf ormance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes. This position collects and presents performance data to relevant oversight and governance groups. This position leads and oversees all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities for the ICCE. The Quality/Safety Director also monitors and collates patient safety events in collaboration with the operational and clinical leaders and works with the Risk management department to facilitate event reviews and appropriate after review actions. The Quality and Safety Director is responsible for managing a team, either directly or indirectly, to include associated Quality and Safety Officers, managers, coordinators, data analysts, and registry staff. The CHW Director will be responsible for establishing subspecialty QAPIs across all pediatric specialties. The Director also advances leadership development, workforce growth, and education on patient safety and quality initiatives.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC002352 SYS - QAPI

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-34

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The System Quality, Safety, Regulatory, and Education Director for the Children and Women’s ICCE reports to the System QAPI Director and works collaboratively with the Leadership of the Children and Women’s (CHW) ICCE at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Director provides f ull support to the QAPI/saf ety program system wide, collecting relevant quality data, analyzing and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and inf ormation, benchmarking perf ormance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes. This position collects and presents performance data to relevant oversight and governance groups. This position leads and oversees all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities for the ICCE. The Quality/Safety Director also monitors and collates patient safety events in collaboration with the operational and clinical leaders and works with the Risk management department to facilitate event reviews and appropriate after review actions. The Quality and Safety Director is responsible for managing a team, either directly or indirectly, to include associated Quality and Safety Officers, managers, coordinators, data analysts, and registry staff. The CHW Director will be responsible for establishing subspecialty QAPIs across all pediatric specialties. The Director also advances leadership development, workforce growth, and education on patient safety and quality initiatives.

Additional Job Description

Graduation from an accredited graduate program with a healthcare related master’s degree required with at least 5 years’ experience in working in a healthcare organization quality/safety program Certification as Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality or Patient Safety preferred. Computer/internet skills and familiarity with MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.) essential. Experience with LEAN/ Six Sigma and certification in Six Sigma preferred. Experience with Just Culture required, certification preferred. Experience with Epic EMR preferred. Experience within the Pediatrics Inpatient field is strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements  

• Mobility & Posture  

• Standing: Continuous 

• Sitting: Continuous 

• Walking: Continuous 

• Climbing stairs: Infrequent 

• Working indoors: Continuous 

• Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent 

• Working from elevated areas: Frequent 

• Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent 

• Kneeling: Infrequent 

• Bending at the waist: Continuous 

• Twisting at the waist: Frequent 

• Squatting: Frequent 

• Manual Dexterity & Strength  

• Pinching operations: Frequent 

• Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous 

• Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous 

• Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous 

• Reaching overhead: Frequent 

• Reaching in all directions: Continuous 

• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous 

• Full use of both legs: Continuous 

• Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent 

• Lifting & Force Requirements  

• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent 

• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent 

• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent 

• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

• Examples:  

• Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force 

• Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force 

• Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force 

• Vision & Sensory  

• Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous 

• Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous 

• Color discrimination: Continuous 

• Depth perception: Continuous 

• Peripheral vision: Continuous 

• Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous 

• Tactile sensory function: Continuous 

• Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous 

• Selected Positions:  

• Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous 

• Respirator use qualification: Continuous 

• Work Environment & Conditions  

• Effective stress management: Continuous 

• Rotating shifts: Frequent 

• Overtime as required: Frequent 

• Latex-safe environment: Continuous 

 

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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