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01/05/09 Director, Performance Improvement St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
11/24/08 Director, Performance Improvement Southern New Jersey Hospital
11/21/08 Director of Quality and Performance Improvement Healthcare System in New Jersey
 

Director, Performance Improvement
 
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Introduction

Management Pathways, an executive search firm located in Malvern, PA, has been retained by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA to conduct the search for a Director, Performance Improvement. St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (SCHC) is a 170 bed children’s hospital and recognized center of pediatric research, training, and specialized care serving the local community, the Philadelphia region, and patients from all over the world. Through an affiliation with Drexel University College of Medicine, SCHC is a teaching hospital helping to train the next generation of professionals in pediatric medicine. With a medical staff of more than 270 pediatric specialists, St. Christopher's provides programs such as kidney transplantation, cancer treatment, burn and wound care, minimally invasive surgery, and open heart surgery. Highly acclaimed programs include a living donor organ transplantation program and nationally recognized Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Center. St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is financially strong and ranked #1 in overall performance in 2007 among 54 Tenet Health facilities. The Hospital employs over 1,400 health care professionals and staff, and includes a satellite network of specialty care centers located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This year, SCHC will see 11,000 inpatient admissions. As a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, and the only designated pediatric burn center in the region, St. Christopher’s emergency department physicians will treat approximately 80,000 children

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director, Performance Improvement directs a hospital-wide quality program, providing an integrated approach to quality management in a manner consistent with the vision and goals of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. This individual will coordinate the development and integration of a measurement compass of clinical outcomes, critical interventions, cost, utilization, and satisfaction with various divisions and departments, committees, and senior leadership. The Director will develop an evidence-based framework and provide the necessary tools to support physicians.

Principle Accountabilities:

  • Plans, organizes, coordinates, and conducts ongoing evaluation of Performance Improvement functions;

  • Organizes, trains, and facilitates multi-disciplinary teams as necessary to achieve Performance improvement with the organization, and utilizes quality methodologies to design improvement processes and training;

  • Directs and controls the department according to established guidelines and regulations to achieve balancing quality customer service with financial requirements in a cost effective manner;

  • Design, develop and implement a system of measurements of processes that will constantly improve overall performance and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations;

  • Designs databases to assure the availability of accurate and timely data analyses;

  • Facilitates root cause analyses and Failure Mode Effect Analyses;

  • Manages and evaluates the assigned Quality Improvement employees;

  • Supports the clinical outcomes measurement process as defined by the approved Performance Improvement Plan;

  • Educated medical staff leaders about how to incorporate systems review into peer review;

  • Creates and manages the budget for the quality function;

  • Develops the annual plan for Performance Improvement.

  • Participates in PEER Review, Patient Safety, Utilization Management, and Quality Improvement committees. The ideal candidate will possess the clinical background and program development skills necessary to lead a quality program in a complex, pediatric hospital environment. The successful individual will have the ability to function independently to direct activities and resources to organize and implement performance improvement initiatives across the organization in collaboration with senior leadership, physicians, staff and cross-disciplinary teams. The desired candidate will bring an in depth understanding of pay-for-performance measures and trends, and current knowledge of performance improvement theory and concepts. This individual will have strong communication and facilitation skills, along with a vision of excellence in the delivery of high quality patient care.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of three (3) years progressive experience in managing quality in a hospital environment; Experience in program management and development; Proficiency in PC skills including data management tools/techniques and statistical process control; Strong quantitative and analytical skills, and well-versed in report design and presentation development; Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with management, administration, medical staff and ancillary departments;

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree is preferred; Quality certification (CPHQ) is preferred; Experience with a pediatric patient population is desirable, but not a requirement;

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) or related health care field is required;

Compensation/Benefits

Excellent salary and benefits package, management bonus, and relocation assistance.

Contact

John Kiernan
Management Pathways
jkiernan@managementpathways.com
Phone Number: 610-415-0888
 

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Director, Performance Improvement
Southern New Jersey Hospital

Introduction

Southern New Jersey 242-bed hospital and affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania Health System is seeking a dynamic, highly experienced, team-oriented and quality focused Director of Performance Improvement.

Job Description

The primary responsibility of the Director of Performance Improvement will be to provide leadership and strategic direction for the development and implementation of a new Performance Improvement (PI) program, aimed at ensuring measurable and sustained clinical improvement and ultimate outcome attainment. This position will identify and drive the adoption of best practices in all clinical departments of the Medical Center, and build and lead a team of performance change agents charged with driving clinical excellence throughout the Medical Center. The Director will serve as a member of the hospital’s management team and will play a key role in helping to achieve the highest quality healthcare in a clinically and fiscally accountable manner.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge and experience with Joint Commission, NJ State DHSS and CMS standards required, as is Strong clinical background with a minimum three years management experience in leading a hospital-wide Performance Improvement program. Experience with the Magnet recognition process is desired.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is required, Master’s preferred.

Compensation/Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits, including relocation.

Contact

Shuli Herbert
Foley Proctor Yoskowitz
sherbert@fpysearch.com
Phone Number: 973-605-1000
Fax Number: 973-605-1020

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Director of Quality and Performance Improvement
Healthcare System in New Jersey

Introduction

Our client owns and/or operates a total of 1031 beds and 12 facilities, including: a 651 bed acute tertiary care facility on approximately 25 acres in Paterson, New Jersey; a 229 bed community hospital in Wayne, New Jersey; a 151 bed skilled nursing facility in Cedar Grove, New Jersey; and nine other facilities including family health centers, family practice centers and other ambulatory care sites.

Job Description

The Department of Quality and Performance Improvement has become a key department within the system. The impetus for the emphasis on quality is driven by the Board of Trustees, and especially the CEO. The Director functions as a member of the hospital’s management team with the overall responsibility to develop and direct an effective, comprehensive system-wide Performance Improvement Program, reporting to the VP of Medical Affairs. The Director will provide administrative, organizational, clinical and educational leadership in a manner consistent with the philosophies and goals of the professional environment. The department has 6.0 FTE’s on the Paterson campus and 2.5 on the Wayne campus. In addition, the Department is responsible for the Quality and Performance Program in the Nursing Home, also part of the System.

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, in nursing, healthcare administration and three or more years directing a hospital-wide performance improvement program. The position requires the knowledge of federal and state regulation, JCAHO standards and practices for an acute care hospital. The position also requires demonstrated knowledge of medical management concepts and programs, health care outcomes and performance improvement issues as well as demonstrated experience in implementation and management of decision support.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree and CPHQ certification preferred.

Education Qualifications

Bachelors required, Masters preferred.

Compensation/Benefits

Competitive benefits/compensation package

Contact

Laurie Bryan
Foley Proctor Yoskowitz, L.L.C
lbryan@fpysearch.com
Phone Number: 973-605-1000 Ext. 20
Fax Number: 973-605-1020