Overview:
Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. The hospital has been providing compassionate and quality health care to residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system, we ensure our patients receive the highest standard of health care and have access to important regional resources throughout the system, including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute, the Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 765 employees, 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Responsibilities:
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for the design, coordination, implementation and management of the Performance Improvement (PI) plan and identifies opportunities for improved patient care, incorporate evidence-based practices, and improved patient outcomes.
Provides leadership in defining, implementing and integrating quality, safety, service and efficiency strategies into the plans, policies, and organizational processes that affect the organization's operations and strategic direction.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
* Minimum of five (5) years of progressive management responsibility in a health care setting, two (2) of which is related to managing an acute care organization's Quality Improvement Program.
* Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field or five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of a degree.
* Minimum of two (2) years of clinical, patient care experience or equivalent.
Licensure:
* Current State License in a clinical field.
* Five (5) years' experience in Quality Management can be used in lieu of state license.
* Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), or Healthcare Quality and Management Certification (HCQM), or Certificate of Professional Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CPQPS) within
2 years of employment is required.
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