Clinical Quality Manager

SCA Health•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

At SCA Health, the Clinical Quality Manager supports clinical quality across assigned regional facilities, helping implement strategic initiatives and improve clinical quality measures. The role collaborates with clinical, operational, and executive leaders and provides mentorship and practical support to centers on quality programs, accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and safety initiatives. The manager supports accreditation and regulatory survey preparation, compliance data collection, action planning, survey activities, and the analysis and communication of quality-related trends and findings. The role also conducts facility site visits and gap analyses, supports clinical leader onboarding and coaching, and helps de novo and acquisition facilities adopt SCA’s clinical platform.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse.
At least 10 years of experience working as a Registered Nurse, including experience in nursing leadership positions.
At least five years of experience in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) or Surgical Hospital industry and ASC operations, including experience supporting multiple locations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Active membership in the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) preferred.
CNOR preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with implementation of SCA strategic clinical quality initiatives in coordination with the Group Director, Clinical Quality, Regional Vice Presidents, operations directors, regional quality staff, and Clinical Services.
Work with facility CEOs, Quality Coordinators, and clinical leaders to develop and implement strategies to improve clinical quality metrics.
Maintain knowledge of standards, survey methodology, and resources for regulatory and accreditation readiness; use internal and external resources to maintain professional knowledge.
Provide collaboration and mentorship to centers on clinical and quality programs, accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and safety initiatives.
Support centers with accreditation and regulatory survey preparation and activities.
Assist centers with collecting accreditation standards compliance data and developing action plans as needed by accreditation organizations; assist with related survey activities.
Monitor, analyze, and communicate activities, trends, results, and recommendations related to quality, accreditation, regulatory activities, and findings.
Assist with quarterly meeting and call agendas and planning for quality coordinators and leaders.
Participate in planning and implementing group clinical quality strategic initiatives.
Ensure compliance with center Environment of Care Safety Plans and center education and training plans.
Work with center leadership, Regional Vice Presidents, the Group Director, and Group President to support clinical quality goals and objectives.
Coordinate communication of clinical-quality initiatives with the Group Director, Operations Leads, and SCA Quality Management Department.
Conduct regular facility site visits to perform best-practice gap analyses and implement corrective action plans at facilities in the assigned region.
Provide clinical leader onboarding, training, and coaching as needed.
Work with Clinical Services Diligence and Integration teammates to support adoption of SCA’s clinical platform by de novo and acquisition facilities.