Summary The System Quality, Safety, Regulatory, and Education Director for the Children and Women’s ICCE (Infant, Child, and Congenital Care Enterprise) reports to the System QAPI Director and works collaboratively with the Leadership of the Children and Women’s (CHW) ICCE at MUSC. Responsible for the management and coordination of all tasks associated with large programs of high complexity and risk, to include the management and coordination of enterprise programs or a multi-agency program of the highest complexity and risk.
Positions in this class assume highly complex, expert-level program management responsibilities. Incumbents are responsible for directing or providing program management consultation for all aspects of the design, development, and implementation of programs. 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
Minimum
Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years equivalent work experience.
Master's degree in healthcare relate field with at least 5 years’ experience in working in a healthcare organization quality/safety program. 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 & certified with LEAN/ Six Sigma. Just Culture certification. Experience with Epic EMR.
Experience within the Pediatrics Inpatient field is strongly. Under limited supervision, the Director provides full support to the QAPI/safety program system wide, collecting relevant quality data, analyzing and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information, benchmarking performance, 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
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 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! The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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