Director Quality

CommonSpirit Health • Redwood City, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Quality at Sequoia Hospital leads ongoing quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with healthcare professionals. The role uses data-driven decisions to support high-quality care and positive patient outcomes. Responsibilities span performance improvement, quality outcomes, risk reduction and mitigation, patient safety, and infection control. The director applies experience in clinical practice, operations, data analysis, and technology to advance a culture of continuous improvement, while using project management skills to keep initiatives moving forward.

Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute-care, nonprofit hospital in Redwood City, California, serving more than 50,000 patients annually. It offers services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center, and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. The hospital has received recognition for stroke care and was named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field, or five years of related job or industry experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least five years of progressive management responsibility in a healthcare setting, including two years managing an acute-care organization’s Quality Improvement Program.
• At least two years of clinical, patient-care experience or equivalent.
• Active State of California license in a clinical field; five years of Quality Management experience may be used in lieu of the state license.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Healthcare Quality and Management Certification (HCQM), or Certificate of Professional Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CPQPS) required within two years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
• Use data-driven decisions to support high-quality care and positive patient outcomes.
• Analyze data and implement strategies for performance improvement, quality outcomes, risk reduction and mitigation, patient safety, and infection control.
• Apply clinical practice, operations, data analysis, and technology experience to advance continuous improvement.
• Use project management skills to move current initiatives forward.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance for hires who meet eligibility requirements.
• Sign-on bonus up to 10% of salary for fully qualified external hires.
• Annual performance-based bonus program.
• Annual employer-funded retirement contribution; no employee contribution is required.
• No-cost medical coverage for the employee.
• Flexible Time Away program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director