Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) · 13 hours ago
Vice President of Quality and Clinical Excellence
Lexington, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expAppalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is seeking a Vice President of Quality and Clinical Excellence responsible for developing and executing plans to enhance patient safety and quality processes. This role involves collaborating with clinical and operational leaders to optimize performance and create a culture of accountability within the healthcare system.
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Responsibilities
Effectively develops, executes, monitors and adjusts the organization's long- and short-term strategic plans
Oversees and directly participates in the execution of the Patient Safety/HRO plan:
Identifies and incorporates effective elements of a contemporary Quality and Patient Safety program into the ARH program and standards
Establishes and incorporates safety and HRO training as appropriate and in partnership with Human Resources and other key stakeholders. Audience for the curriculum includes all levels of leadership, team members and providers
Collaborates with the Data Science team and subject matter experts to identify, analyze and report relevant data with actionable insights
Incorporates best practices for building and sustaining a fair and just culture of safety and performance excellence
Identifies and supports high priority patient safety initiatives across the continuum of care
Assesses program/initiative effectiveness and reports routinely to senior leadership regarding progress, risks and barriers
Oversees and directly participates in the execution of the Quality Management & Patient Safety plan:
Establishes standards and coordinates individual departmental Performance Improvement Plans
Serves as an expert resource for Quality Management related metrics, definitions, dashboards and reports. Including but not limited to ARH’s clinical benchmarking databases and dashboards
Demonstrates a relentless pursuit of excellence and an ability to motivate others through highly developed influential leadership skills
Maintains a current and expert knowledge of external, publicly reported measures of quality. Including methodology, results and best practices for improvement
Coordinates quality improvement efforts across business units, the continuum of care and shared system departments for the purposes of alignment, synergy and effectiveness
Oversees ARH’s public reporting programs including data abstraction and submission to CMS, Accrediting agencies, and specialty registries. Coordinates responses and established strategies for improvement related to quality and patient safety surveys (e.g. Leapfrog and HRIP, CMS Stars Rating)
Ensures compliance with CMS, State and Accrediting agency requirements related to the provision of transparent information to the governing body
Engages and advises senior leadership in matters related to quality management risks, opportunities and plans for improvement
Participates in annual budgeting process. Monitors and adjusts expenditures to manage within the approved departmental budget
Evaluates, coaches, mentors and manages the workforce for optimal individual and team contribution
Other managerial duties (recruitment, hiring, evaluations, departmental policy development, etc.)
Complies with all ARH System policies, standards of work and code of conduct
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Qualification
Required
7-10 years of progressive quality improvement experience and a minimum of 5 years of Progressive Managerial Experience In Healthcare Is Required
Comprehensive understanding of performance improvement, quality assessment, regulatory and risk management, patient safety, and program management
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of CMS and state and federal healthcare regulations, Required
Demonstrated ability to improve publicly reported rankings that measure quality and patient safety
Familiar with quality improvement tools and techniques (PDSA, Lean Thinking, Six Sigma, robust process improvement, etc.)
Experience in fair and just culture programs
Extensive knowledge and experience with public reporting, pay-for-performance, national quality improvement initiatives and performance trends, APR DRGs, coding optimization, third-party payor requirements related to quality indicators, and regulatory standards DNV, CMS, etc.)
Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Required
Preferred
Quality experience in a healthcare system ( including hospitals, clinics and home health) is highly preferred
Registered Nurse (RN) – Single State Or Compact RN Preferred
Company
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), the Healthcare System of Appalachia, and ranked as one of the Top 10 Employers in Kentucky by Forbes Magazine, is a not-for-profit health system operating 13 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Prestonsburg, South Williamson, West Liberty and Whitesburg in Kentucky; as well as Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (14)
2023 (34)
2022 (20)
2021 (27)
2020 (35)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.7MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationAppalachian Regional Commission
2023-09-28Grant· $2.2M
2022-03-17Grant· $1.5M
Leadership Team
Brian Springate
Community CEO at ARH Hazard
Hollie Phillips
President and Chief Executive Officer
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