UHS Physician Careers · 1 day ago
DIRECTOR - RISK AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
4+ years expGarfield Park Behavioral Hospital is dedicated to providing behavioral health and psychiatric support to children and teens ages 3 to 17. The Director of Performance Improvement organizes, plans, develops, implements and oversees all performance improvement activities of the Hospital while coordinating risk management efforts to minimize exposure.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Organizes, plans, develops, implements and oversees all performance improvement activities of the Hospital
Coordinates, oversees and participates in the functioning of all Medical Staff and hospital committees; acts as a liaison between committees and teams; interfaces with members of the Medical Staff and department directors and ensures that reports are submitted as required
Coordinates and actively participates in preparation of all external agency surveys
Assumes 24-hour responsibility and accountability for the PI department; maintains current policies and procedures
Responsible for coordinating the risk management efforts and making recommendations to minimize or eliminate exposure in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Garfield Park Hospital
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree
4 years clinical experience with a psychiatric mental health population
2 years experience in a supervisory position
Possesses knowledge of principles of risk management and performance improvement related to a health care environment
Current knowledge of regulating/accrediting agency guidelines
Basic knowledge of computer skills and statistical analysis
Preferred
Master's degree in healthcare related field
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
Company
UHS Physician Careers
Our team of physician recruiters are located across the country and manage every step of the recruitment process; from screening/qualifying the providers, sharing information regarding our unique opportunity, scheduling onsite interviews, getting feedback from appropriate parties after the site visit and managing the contract process.
Founded in 1979King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase