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Responsible for planning and monitoring the consistent readiness of all quality management and quality improvement processes under the guidance of the facility's leadership. Also responsible for overseeing and coordinating facility efforts to monitor and maintain regulatory and accreditation standards while creating a culture of quality in the facility.

Responsibilities

• Developing a quality improvement program for the facility
• Initiating and overseeing the development of comprehensive quality improvement program
• Reviewing regularly the program in light of changes in the needs of the organization an in the law and policies and procedures of managerial and governmental bodies
• Coordinating with the other sections the development, implementation, and evaluation of the facility's overall quality improvement program
• Providing leadership in the development and management of the quality improvement initiatives: identifying trends, prioritizing and recommending improvements, decreasing duplication, and ensuring JCIA compliance
• Overseeing processes and procedures for collection and analysis of relevant data
• Developing and implementing systems, policies, and procedures for the identification, collection, and analysis of performance measurement data
• Suggesting improvements based on the voice of the customer’s collection methods (patients satisfaction surveys, focus groups, mystery shopper programs, etc.) or incident reports, patient complaints, patient care issues, or other issues as requested by the senior management
• Participating in customer’s feedback meetings and customer committees
• Consulting on satisfaction measurement initiatives, tools, methodology and associated cost estimating
• Developing satisfaction measurement projects timelines and coordinating needed internal support
• Supervising the conduct of qualitative methodology including face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, focus group/roundtable discussions with patients, stakeholders, employees and customers
• Directly supervising outside research suppliers, including interviewing, selection and training
• Evaluating the customer research reports and supporting information providing interpretation of study results and methodologies
• Monitoring the related staff performance and the quality of the studies, to ensure quality, cycle time and budgetary control of entire patients’ satisfaction research process
• Identifying the quality improvement methodology and concepts to be followed, in coordination with management directions
• Providing strategic oversight of proactive and reactive quality improvement activities
• Providing overall direction necessary in order to ensure that services are provided in accordance to the established standards
• Overseeing the reporting of events as required by regulatory agencies
• Providing input for the department budget related to quality (e.g., information systems)
• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders for the quality programs of the facility
• Supervising the methods used for communicating the improvement and innovation
  principles, methods, tools and achievements to the staff
• Acting as a resource to the staff; providing relevant training, mentoring, assessment and development plans
• Ensuring that the work of the department/section is effectively coordinated with other departments/sections in a timely manner and is aligned to the overall facility goals
• Planning and overseeing the volunteers, trainees or interns within the department
• Mentoring, coaching and developing the skills and abilities of developees in the section and when applicable, reviewing their achievements and providing on the spot training
• Leading, facilitating, and advising on internal quality improvement teams
• Planning and supervising the day to day activities of the section; streamlining processes wherever possible
• Evaluating workload, conducting performance evaluation and initiating necessary disciplinary actions
• Understanding the training requirements of the team and communicating the same for the benefit of the training department
• Providing practical training and education across such areas as: conflict resolution, grievance handling, employment law, performance management and negotiation with staff associations
• Providing on the job training and orienting the team during course of work
  Committee responsibilities Acting as an expert of quality and safety issues in all task forces/committees to establish performance innovation priorities

Qualifications

Qualification :-

Special Certificate:-

Required:
6-8 years of relevant progressive experience in a similar role with 3 years of supervisory experience
Desired:
Experience in a large healthcare facility