Vice President, Quality Operations

LifePoint Health • Brentwood, TN

245d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Vice President of Behavior Health Quality, you will be responsible for the overall direction, leadership and operational management of the quality and safety programs across freestanding and Distinct Part Unit (DPU) Behavior Health assets. The VP of Behavior Health Quality is instrumental in defining and implementing the organization's vision and strategy for excellence in clinical quality, value, and patient safety. The VP of Behavior Health Quality is accountable for understanding, coordinating, and measuring performance of internal and external quality and safety requirements. This role is key to shaping and embedding safe and reliable processes into the healthcare delivery system, strengthening the culture of safety and promoting continuous learning.

Requirements

• Master's degree in healthcare, Nursing or Business.
• 5+ years' progressive leadership experience.
• 10 years' experience leading Behavior Health quality programs within a large complex integrated healthcare network.
• Certification in CPHQ/ CPPS preferred; Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.
• Licensed as appropriate in the State of practice.

Responsibilities

• Directs and implements evidence-based programs, and activities that realize continuous improvement in clinical quality and patient safety.
• Serves as a change agent to strengthen a culture of quality, safety, and value throughout the organization, building a multidisciplinary approach to quality and safety.
• Establishes a 3-5-year strategic plan for exceptional quality, safety and service excellence that aligns with the existing principles of the National Quality Program.
• Propel improvements in measures of quality, safety, and value, enabling stronger performance through improvements, and benchmarking performance against other integrated health care delivery systems.
• Works closely with Risk Management and Patient Safety Managers to guide and ensure the timely completion of Root cause analyses, development of corrective action plans and the implementation, tracking, and measurement of identified performance indicators.
• Leads the design, development and deployment of education, training for High Reliability, including all aspects of a culture of safety.
• Partner and collaborate with key Behavior Health and Lifepoint leaders.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the market, role, skill set and experience.
• Growth opportunities and succession planning.
• Insurance including medical, eye, prescription, life insurance, and more.
• Collaborative work environment.
• Paid time off for eligible employees.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree