Director of Quality and Risk
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Clear Lake, TX, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's Degree in healthcare field or pertinent program required. Master's Degree preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant healthcare quality and risk management experience. Prior leadership experience preferred.
- Excellent verbal communication skills necessary in order present quality reports.
- Maintain effective contacts with a variety of Hospital Personnel.
- Professional knowledge of clinical practice, leadership, performance improvement and research statistics in order to conduct surveillance and prepare related reports at a level normally acquired throu
Full description
About Us
NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals is a national leader in behavioral healthcare, specializing in patients with acute psychiatric and complex medical needs. Our hospitals use an interdisciplinary, multi-specialty approach that delivers high-quality, patient-centered care when it’s needed most. With locations in Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Arizona, we’re expanding access to our unique model of care across the United States. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a lasting difference in the lives of patients and families every day
Overview
NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals is looking for a Director of Quality and Risk at our Houston, Texas location. NPH is the national leader in providing medical and neurobehavioral care to patients in acute psychiatric distress. You will be joining a team of rock star staff who provide exceptional, patient-centered care and understand our patients are always our number one priority! The Director of Quality supports the implementation and monitoring of the quality assurance measurements and audits, and assists in improving patient safety processes throughout the hospital through coordinating and engaging in activities to proactively promote implementation of evidence based best practices and resolve deficiencies; plans, develops, and directs system activities and protocols across NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals; helps to prepare NPH facilities for surveys by accrediting and licensing agencies; serves as a resource to all departments and personnel.
Benefits of joining NPH as a Director of Quality and Risk
- Competitive compensation
- Industry recognized benefits, including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- NPH 401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Programs
- Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
- Special tuition offers through Capella University
- Work/life balance with great professional growth opportunities
- Employee Discounts through LifeMart
Responsibilities
- Implements and monitors quality goals and objectives to measure the organization’s processes and outcomes while administering programs that focus on improved outcomes of patient care or patient safety.
- Interacts with physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors, and any/all other staff members to provide resource information and identify new opportunities to improve service and reduce costs.
- Generates effectual quality related policies and procedures for the department and hospital that ensures compliance with JC, OSHA, CDC, CMS and other county, state, and federal regulatory agencies.
- Prepares reports, presentations and statistical data that go to the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee Meetings, facility's administration and other committees as needed. Analyzes data to identify trends and resource utilization for use in optimizing compliance.