Director - PT Safety & Qual - Kettering - FT / Days

Kettering Health Leadership Role

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it's by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.

Kettering Health Main Campus, formerly Kettering Medical Center, is the flagship hospital of Kettering Health and has been serving Kettering, Ohio and the Greater Dayton area since 1964. The facility includes the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital, maternity service with a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and level II Emergency Care. In 2020, KH Main Campus received an "A" from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States. Received 4 Star Baby-Friendly Hospital status by the Ohio Hospital Association. Awarded as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health in 2020. Kettering received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award by Healthgrades (2017-2019). Accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department. 465-bed hospital (includes newborn beds).

Responsibilities & Requirements

Provides a focused leadership presence for Network Clinical Quality across KHN including Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory, to ensure delivery of the right care, to the right patient, at the right time to every patient every time. Ensures KHN alignment of workflows and performance improvement methodologies. Director acts as an advocate for the safe and timely delivery of care with accountability for integrating services that facilitate One Best Practice. Provides leadership direction for quality leaders across KHN. Provides oversight for Population Health related to Quality Metrics. Responsible for the Quality Programs related to Ambulatory Care, Inpatient and Outpatient metrics. Responsible for the Patient Safety Program by creating strategy to improve Patient Safety across KHN overall and specifically related to Infection Control, Performance Improvement activities, Ambulatory Metrics, Inpatient and Outpatient metrics and Managed Care Contracts. Responsible for strategy development and implementation needed to foster and maintain a strong Culture of Patient Safety. Provides coordination, oversight and support in relation to administering the Culture of Patient Safety Survey on an annual basis. Provides oversight for management of multiple required Cardiac Registries including STS Adult Cardiac Surgery, NCDR Cath / PCI, ICD, Peripheral Vascular, Atrial Fib Ablation, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and STS / ACC Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Repair procedures. Provides oversight for and develops strategies related to infection control and as well as data management related to requirements for National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). As part of the multidisciplinary team, this Director collaborates with the quality leadership across the network and other organization leaders to support network wide quality objectives and goals. Provides support to and advances the physician quality plan through collaboration with Clinical Decision Support, KPN and KPP. Director will collaborate with KPN, KPP, Service Line and Physician leaders for development, implementation and ongoing improvement initiatives. Collaborates with physicians, KHN Leaders, KPP and KPN leaders to develop and implement process to drive performance related to contract metrics. Director reports to and is under the direction of the Network Chief Quality Officer.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Master's Degree in Nursing or Healthcare Related Field

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