Kaiser Permanente Northwest · 11 hours ago
Vice President, Quality & Safety - Northwest Market
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expKaiser Permanente Northwest is seeking a Vice President for Quality & Safety to lead strategic initiatives in healthcare quality and safety. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, overseeing quality management systems, and collaborating with various leaders to improve healthcare delivery for members and patients.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Directs a high functioning team of quality and safety professionals who oversee quality, safety, infection prevention, and regulatory/accreditation compliance of programs and services provided to KP members and patients in all areas of the KP market care delivery system
Partners with Permanente Quality to provide overall leadership of the KP market-s quality of care program for the delivery system including its ambulatory, inpatient, dental, continuing care services as well as contracted hospitals and network providers
Partners with the Hospital Administrator(s) to provide leadership and oversight of the Hospital Quality program, ensuring that activities are in alignment with, approved, and directed by the Board of Directors (QHIC)
Drives, and when appropriate, partners with market PMG quality and / or operational leaders in the development of quality oversight programs and systems that position Kaiser Permanente as the quality leader in the marketplace through participation in relevant externally benchmarked measurement programs (e.g., HEDIS, CMS 5 Star, NCQA, Patient-Centered Medical Home, Leapfrog)
Identifies obstacles, barriers, and issues impacting the KP market-s ability to meet its quality, workplace safety, patient safety, clinical risk management and regulatory goals and objectives
Represents the KP market in strategic matters locally and nationally, relating to issues of clinical quality, service quality, safety, and risk (e.g., market quality oversight committees, KPNQC, SERCIT, Board of Directors)
Collaborates with national functions for example the Care Management Institute (CMI), the Medicare Inter-regional Program Management Organization (IRPMO), and other functional units within the KP enterprise to obtain appropriate, on-going data on quality outcomes and member and community health status improvements
Leads Quality Program Administration, (i.e., QHIC processes) including quality management oversight, health care delivery oversight, assessment, and intervention
Supports Population Health Community of Practice to develop strategic prevention plan, implement program guidelines, and develop program evaluation and monitor outcomes for members- health using HEDIS targets and outcomes
Partners with care delivery leaders by providing timely and accurate quality and regulatory advice, information, consultation and continually measures satisfaction of accountable services
Collaborates with Compliance and operations to minimize clinical risk and maximize quality outcomes
Ensures Accreditation, Regulatory Compliance and Licensing as appropriate
Directs activities to ensure that the KP market obtains and maintains full NCQA accreditation, meets CMS, state and other regulatory requirements achieving the highest award recognition. (Examples: Medicare 5-star, Joint Commission, Det Norske Veritas, American Heart Association)
Ensures effective execution of business strategies by aligning human resource strategies with business needs, by recruiting and developing a high-performance team, and by creating a climate, which builds employee commitment and reinforces performance, customer service and quality, and service outcomes
Effectively contributes to and utilizes national strategies and capabilities; promotes and implements active sharing of new learnings and innovations
Develops and implements an approach to quality and licensing/regulatory services that integrates strategy with day-to-day operations
Provides interface between Health Plan and the market Permanente Medical Group for a variety of initiatives including, but not limited to, quality and safety oversight
Drives internal initiatives that improve overall performance by addressing unreliable, poorly controlled, ineffective, inconsistent, and duplicative processes and functions
Builds and maintains responsive, motivated, and efficient departments that ensure results orientation
Qualification
Required
Minimum eight (8) years management experience, with a minimum of five (5) years in healthcare operations in a clinical setting with division or regional accountability
Master's degree in business, nursing, healthcare or related field required
In-depth knowledge of and leadership experience with Health Plan hospital and medical group requirements for quality oversight, and accreditation and regulatory compliance
Leadership experience working with regulatory agencies and dealing with integrated care delivery systems and coordinated care issues
Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including but not limited to: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Proven capability to motivate change and galvanize action through synthesis and interpretation of financial and outcome data
Consistent delivery of results to the satisfaction of internal and external customers
Proven ability to balance execution of the strategic vision through leadership and delegation, with a willingness and competence to dive into the details, as required
Proven ability to develop dynamic, constructive working relationship and partnerships with operational physician and labor partners
Willingness to challenge the 'status quo,' and active risk taker
Excellent interpersonal skills (negotiation, listening and communication skills) characterized by effective interactions with a diverse range of internal and external constituents, stakeholders, and audiences
Demonstrated political savvy-Able to operate in politically complex situations and remain effective
The ability to balance strategic development and day-to-day operation responsibilities
Proven experience in working with the community in leadership roles
Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work and communicate at the most senior levels within Kaiser Permanente and the external market
Demonstrated creativity and change agent skills
Strategic/Systems Thinking: Uses understanding of complex internal and external variables to formulate work unit strategy (3+ years) in support of organizational strategy
Preferred
Current clinical licensure in any state. If the license is not active in the State of Oregon, the successful candidate will be required to obtain license within 90 days of hire
Company
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