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Executive Director, Quality and Safety

Employer
UCLA Health
Location
Los Angeles, California
Closing date
Apr 1, 2021

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Executive Director, Quality & Patient Safety

Overview

You can make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.

Responsibilities

UCLA Health now seeks nominations and applications for the Executive Director, Quality & Patient Safety, UCLA Health System.

Reporting to the Chief Medical and Quality Officer (CMQO) of the UCLA Health System, the Executive Director of Quality and Patient Safety will develop and implement a comprehensive, strategic plan that will advance patient safety and quality while improving healthcare disparities across the continuum of care.

The Executive Director, Quality and Patient Safety will work with clinicians, health system leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver measurable improvement in 6 areas of patient care: (1) reducing risk-adjusted mortality (2) improving process and outcome measures (3) implementing value-based care redesign (4) enhancing the patient experiences (5) reducing preventable readmissions and (6) improving patient safety and infection prevention. The Executive Director, Quality and Patient Services will also manage a team focused on improving clinical quality, clinical outcomes, clinical risk reduction, patient safety, infection prevention, clinical data management, and external reporting.

Qualifications

  • Seven or more years of experience in an acute or ambulatory care setting, as well as a history of increasingly responsible healthcare leadership experience in quality management within a complex environment is preferred.
  • Advanced certification or licensure in process improvement (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) desired.
  • CPHQ certification is a plus.
  • Healthcare-related Master’s degree or equivalent experience is desired.
  • Experienced MD or DO candidates are welcomed to apply; must be board-certified from a board recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and eligible for licensure for practice in the state of California.

The ideal candidate will possess a unique combination of skills and abilities to successfully manage a complex set of responsibilities in an academic health setting, including: extensive management experience in clinical quality management, performance improvement, patient safety, patient experience, risk management and medical staff peer review; expertise in data management, including interpretation and utilization of statistical and medical data; comprehensive knowledge of Joint Commission and/or NCQA accreditation processes; familiarity with national and state quality organizations and constituencies; capacity to effectively and diplomatically lead change management.

Interested candidates should submit a CV along with a cover letter highlighting their relevant experience and any other materials they deem relevant to:

Robert Cherry, MD
c/o Caitlin Hargadon
Executive Search Consultant, UCLA Health
Search email: ExecDirector_QualityPtSafety@mednet.ucla.edu

UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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