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**Summary** :

The **Director of Quality and Risk Management** is responsible for the overall operation of the Quality Department and functions as the Patient Safety Officer. The Director is responsible for aligning performance improvement initiatives with the facility’s strategic goals, mission, vision and values. The Director also develops, implements and monitors standard processes and procedures to meet or exceed established clinical quality indicators, patient safety goals and desired operational efficiency. Demonstrates knowledge of federal, state and DNV standards and regulations affecting quality, patient safety and performance improvement. The Director also plans, implements and oversees the Risk Management Program including reporting, and ensures adherence to all risk management guidelines. The Director is responsible for budgeting and staffing the department.

**Responsibilities** :

1. Independently prepares and submits annual budgets consistent with management plan, addressing statistics, personnel, supplies, and other department costs; plans ad budgets for future capital needs; monitors budget monthly reporting significant variances

2. Monitor individual performance of staff and completes and annual performance appraisals; maintains a positive employee relations climate

3. Maintains sufficient staff to perform the duties and responsibilities of department; attends monthly department manager meetings; develops new and/or improves current programs; develops and implements performance improvement programs, utilizing the principles of performance improvement; ensures all department functions are in compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements; assesses and ensures staff competency

4. Facilitates accreditation process across facility; assists in selection of suitable projects to provide linkage with facility goals; assist/develop facility and departmental scorecard metrics and targets

5. Report all potential/actual claims in a timely fashion

6. Conducts RCAs as needed

7. Participates on committees and task forces as appropriate and facilitates quality improvement council

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• Requires Bachelor's degree in health care or related field

• Prefer Master's Degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

Professional Experience Requirements:

• Requires five (5 ) years in healthcare experience as well as a minimum of one (1) year of management experience.

• Prefer prior experience in performance improvement, risk management, and lean six sigma

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Rockingham Health Care

Organization Unit: RHC Risk Mgmt\QA

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Eden

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.