Director of Quality & Risk Management (DQM)
Apply NowCompany: Landmark Hospitals
Location: Athens, GA 30606
Description:
Landmark Hospital of Athens is looking for a full time Director of Quality and Risk Management (DQM)to join our team!
The Director of Quality and Risk Management is responsible for:
The Director assures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and ensures they are continually upheld. The Director will be responsible for the planning development implementation administration evaluation and continual enhancement of policies procedures and practices for each functional area. Other duties may be assigned as appropriate.
Requirements:
About us: Landmark Hospitals is a privately owned, seven hospital system with locations in Georgia, Missouri, and Florida. Landmark Hospitals are licensed as acute care hospitals and accredited as long-term acute care hospitals under CIHQ. Each of our hospitals is recognized as the regional Transitional Care Hospital of choice in their respective markets and we specialize in providing transitional care for medically complex patients. What makes Landmark Hospitals unique is that the company was founded by a surgeon, so the focus on people, quality, safety, and clinical outcomes resonates throughout the company.
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment background verification checks.
The Director of Quality and Risk Management is responsible for:
- Developing and implementing patient safety initiatives
- Assuring success of continuous quality enhancement initiatives inter-and intra-departmentally
- Developing a proactive risk management program, and overseeing an effective infection prevention and control and employee health program
- Appropriate use of quality tools (root cause analysis failure mode effects analysis, statistical process control and other statistical methods) to guide process improvement
- Help problem solve and benchmark appropriately to ensure a highly reliable organization
The Director assures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and ensures they are continually upheld. The Director will be responsible for the planning development implementation administration evaluation and continual enhancement of policies procedures and practices for each functional area. Other duties may be assigned as appropriate.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years experience in Quality and Risk Management in a healthcare setting
- 4 year/Bachelors degree
- Certification in Infection Control or ability to obtain
About us: Landmark Hospitals is a privately owned, seven hospital system with locations in Georgia, Missouri, and Florida. Landmark Hospitals are licensed as acute care hospitals and accredited as long-term acute care hospitals under CIHQ. Each of our hospitals is recognized as the regional Transitional Care Hospital of choice in their respective markets and we specialize in providing transitional care for medically complex patients. What makes Landmark Hospitals unique is that the company was founded by a surgeon, so the focus on people, quality, safety, and clinical outcomes resonates throughout the company.
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment background verification checks.