VP Quality and Patient Safety

Valleywise Health System•Phoenix, AZ

19h

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. The role leads enterprise quality and patient safety programs across acute, ambulatory, family health, and behavioral health settings; directs performance improvement planning and enterprise quality measurement; and partners with clinical, medical staff, nursing, operational, and administrative leaders. The position advises executive leadership and the governing board, builds a culture of patient safety and high reliability, and directs departmental operations, workforce planning, talent development, budgets, technology enablement, and resource allocation.

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 ability to 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 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, ensuring leaders and governing bodies receive accurate information for 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 complex findings into clear priorities and corrective actions.
Build and sustain a culture of patient safety and high reliability through leader engagement, education, change management, and implementation of evidence-based practices.
Direct departmental operations, workforce planning, talent development, budgets, technology enablement, and resource allocation.
Perform other duties as assigned to support and ensure efficient operations.