Vice President of Quality
Company: American Health Quality Association
Location: Pittsfield
Posted on: November 19, 2024
|
|
|
Job Description:
Berkshire Health Systems has exclusively retained AMN Healthcare
to lead a national search to recruit the next Vice President of
Quality for the health system located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
The Opportunity: Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) is seeking an
accomplished, results-oriented nursing leader to serve as Vice
President of Quality for the system. This is an exciting
opportunity to lead clinical quality, working with key
constituencies and in collaboration with the executive team. The VP
is responsible for setting the strategic direction and management
of clinical excellence, regulatory compliance and accreditation,
clinical analytics and outcomes, medical staff services, clinical
documentation, patient safety, infection prevention and control,
patient experience and ACO performance. It is also an opportunity
to help ensure the residents of Pittsfield and across the Berkshire
area continue to receive high quality care from the local health
system and to ensure goals and initiatives are aligned throughout
the enterprise. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer/Chief
Quality Officer of Berkshire Health Systems, the VP is responsible
for integration of all components of organizational and medical
staff quality and safety across the healthcare system. The VP of
Quality will take an active system leadership role in defining and
integrating performance standards in support of organizational
values, vision, mission, goals, and objectives. The leader will
support improvement system performance to achieve overall quality
of care and zero harm goals and partner with clinical and
operational leaders to deliver high reliability of care across the
enterprise. Direct reports will include 5 Directors, 3 Managers, a
Clinical Decision Support Specialist and 6 Clinical Documentation
Nurses. The Organization: Berkshire Health Systems is an
independent, non-profit, community-based health system. Located in
the heart of the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts,
approximately 3 hours north of New York City and 2 - hours west of
Boston, BHS is the major nonprofit health system dedicated to
providing accessible, high quality, high value healthcare services
to the 160,000 residents of the Berkshire region. With
approximately 4,200 employees (3,600 FTEs), BHS is also the largest
employer in the Berkshires and benefits from a highly loyal
workforce committed to the organization's mission and the
communities it serves. The culture at BHS is a special one,
grounded in servant leadership and caring for others. BHS serves
the Berkshire region through a network of affiliates: Berkshire
Medical Center, Fairview Hospital, North Adams Regional Hospital,
Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, Berkshire Faculty Services
and BHS Management Services. The Region: Pittsfield enjoys the
distinction as the "City of Festivals." Perfectly placed in the
heart of the Berkshires, it's the largest city in the area bustling
with cultural and recreational amenities. Pittsfield offers many
concert series, art, culture, nightlife, fine and fun dining,
charming lodging, a professional baseball team and a multitude of
parks. Additionally, it offers four-season outdoor fun from hiking,
skiing, swimming, boating to mountain biking and more. The
Berkshires has several ski resorts, rivers and lakes for other
outdoor activities. Permanent housing options in the Berkshires are
diverse and surprising affordable relative to the more
urban/suburban regions of New England and greater New York area. A
variety of excellent public and private schools are available in
the region. The Ideal Candidate:
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Keywords: American Health Quality Association, Norwalk , Vice President of Quality, Executive , Pittsfield, Connecticut
|
Click
here to apply!
|
