VP Quality and Patient Safety Featured Job

Valleywise Health•Phoenix, AZ

18h

About The Position

Provides executive leadership for enterprise quality, patient safety, performance improvement, infection prevention, peer review, service excellence, and evidence-based practice across Valleywise Health. Establishes systemwide strategy, governance, measurement, and accountability to improve patient outcomes, strengthen high-reliability practices, and align clinical and operational performance with regulatory requirements and organizational priorities. Directs enterprise quality and patient safety programs across acute, ambulatory, family health, and behavioral health settings. Oversees performance improvement planning, quality measurement, data integrity, reporting, and visibility, and partners with clinical, medical staff, nursing, operational, and administrative leaders to integrate priorities into care delivery and organizational initiatives. Ensures programs align with applicable regulatory, accreditation, public reporting, and value-based purchasing requirements. Advises executive leadership and the governing board on quality, patient safety, performance improvement, and emerging risks. Builds a culture of patient safety and high reliability through leader engagement, education, change management, and evidence-based practices. Directs departmental operations, workforce planning, talent development, budgets, technology enablement, and resource allocation. Annual salary range: $182,104.00–$291,366.40.

Requirements

Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least ten years of progressively responsible healthcare quality and patient safety management experience.
Experience leading staff, budgeting, and multiple quality or patient safety functions within a complex healthcare organization.
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (e.g., CPHQ) certification, or obtain it within twelve months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in Nursing (DNP or PhD), Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field.
Executive leadership experience in a large academic, public, or integrated health system.
Knowledge or training in EPIC EMR or related systems and HRP (Press Ganey).
Reporting writer experience.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Arizona.
Lean Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

Establish and execute the enterprise quality and patient safety strategy, including annual priorities, performance targets, governance, and accountability mechanisms.
Lead systemwide quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, medical staff peer review, nursing peer review, service excellence, and evidence-based practice programs across acute, ambulatory, family health, and behavioral health settings.
Direct the development, implementation, and evaluation of the organization’s performance improvement plan using research, national quality databases, benchmarking, and validated data definitions.
Oversee enterprise quality measurement, data integrity, reporting, and visibility to support decision-making, goal setting, and regulatory oversight.
Partner with clinical, medical staff, nursing, operational, and administrative leaders to integrate quality and patient safety priorities into workflows, policies, care delivery models, and strategic initiatives.
Ensure quality and patient safety programs align with applicable regulatory, accreditation, public reporting, and value-based purchasing requirements in coordination with regulatory and compliance leaders.
Advise executive leadership and the governing board on quality, patient safety, performance improvement, and emerging risks, translating findings into priorities and corrective actions.
Build and sustain a culture of patient safety and high reliability through leader engagement, education, change management, and evidence-based practices.
Direct departmental operations, workforce planning, talent development, budgets, technology enablement, and resource allocation.
Perform other duties as assigned to support efficient operations.