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(Archived) Director of Quality - Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Description
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY – REGISTERED NURSE
Director of Quality (RN) Needed in Kissimmee, FL
Smaller hospital providing a full range of acute care services including emergency services, inpatient and outpatient diagnostic imaging, inpatient and outpatient surgery, cardiac catheterization, laboratory, pharmacy, and a full range of support services.
Position Summary
Responsible to provide comprehensive assessment, planning, monitoring, and evaluation for compliance with accreditation and regulatory agencies including any state licensing standards.
Job Responsibilities
The Director shall investigate regulations, standards, and laws and make initial recommendations to ensure compliance with all regulatory and accrediting entities. The Director will translate standards, requirements, and policies into terms or processes meaningful to the staff and provide consultation and education to relevant taskforces, quality action teams, and committees to ensure ongoing compliance with standards.
The Director will ensure an ongoing mechanism for proactive monitoring and auditing is developed, continually updated, and executed on a regular schedule and the results of any monitoring or auditing are made available to the appropriate leadership.
The Director is responsible for directing and coordinating regulatory and accreditation functions, ensuring appropriate preparation, and active participation of appropriate staff and managers for agencies such as The Joint Commission (TJC), Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA), and/or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and to formulate responses to accreditation findings and inquiries.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Demonstrated success and abilities in leadership, achieving results, communications, customer service and health care management.
Experience Required:
- 3-5 years Quality Leadership experience required
- 5 to 5 years Hospital-based experience required
- CPHQ preferred
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing; Post Graduate Degree in Nursing or Healthcare related field required or in process
Licensure/Certification:
- RN license in the State of Florida
- CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) OR CHCQM (Diplomate in American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians)