Manager Quality Job at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA 93301

Overview

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds 48 licensed critical care beds 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center the Lauren Small Childrens Center including the areas only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Care Center a Level II NICU the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern Countys first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

Responsibilities

Job Summary:
Responsible for the implementation and management of the Performance Improvement (PI) plan and maintaining compliance with Joint Commission and relevant State and Federal regulations related to quality monitoring and performance improvement. Oversees the day-to-day operations of the Quality Management staff.

  • Provides leadership to the Quality Management Department; hires supervises and monitors staff performance and productivity. Contributes to the budgeting process.
  • Educates and trains staff and physicians in quality improvement including the aggregation and analysis action planning and reporting of performance data.
  • Works in collaboration with hospital leadership and medical staff to meet goals established in the Performance Improvement plan.
  • Provides consultation and assists physicians ancillary and nursing departments with regulatory compliance issues. Supports implementation of regulatory initiatives.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors degree in a healthcare-related field or five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of progressive management responsibility in an acute care setting one (1) of which is related to managing an organization’s Quality Improvement Program. Minimum of two (2) years of clinical patient care experience or equivalent. Experience developing and implementing clinical service and operational process improvement initiatives both small and large scale. Knowledge and expertise in specific performance improvement/CQI methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma LEAN). Current knowledge of regulatory requirements for acute and ambulatory care services (e.g. state federal local regulations; Joint Commission etc.).
Licensure:
  • Current state license in a clinical field (five) 5 years experience in Quality Management can be used in lieu of state license). Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Healthcare Quality and Management Certification (HCQM) or Certificate of Professional Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CPQPS) within 2 years of employment is required.

Pay Range
$49.20 - $71.34 /hour



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