• Quality and Patient Safety Manager

    Catholic Health Initiatives (Lufkin, TX)


    Responsibilities

    The primary function of the Quality/Patient Safety Program Manager is to support, coordinate, and facilitate the quality management (QM), patient safety (PS) and regulatory performance improvement (PI) activities for the hospital and

     

    medical staff. This role also serves as a resource to employees, management, nursing directors, senior management, councils, physicians and teams on quality management activities and will handle patient sensitive and confidential

     

    hospital information.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications:

    + Licensed Registered Nurse, Licensed Clinical Pharmacist, or other Licensed Clinical Staff and three (3) years clinical experience in an acute care setting

    + Must be able to perform case reviews for medical staff peer review and medical and/or surgical Registry Abstraction

    + One (1) year healthcare-related quality management/performance improvement experience (e.g., chart audit, PI team member, etc.)

    + Current state license in a clinical field in state of practice.

    + Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), or Healthcare Quality and Management Certification (HCQM), or Certificate of Professional Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CPQPS) within 2 years of employment is required.

     

    Overview

    Overview:

    St. Luke’s Health-Memorial paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. With hospitals in Lufkin Livingston and San Augustine St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.

     

    Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.

     

    **CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial** is a 271 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around [Lufkin / Texas]. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

     

    If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

     

    While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, and adoption assistance.

    Pay Range

    $30.47 - $44.19 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.