Market Director of Quality and Patient Safety

St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville, TX. Since 1936, St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care, Express Clinics, and imaging and diagnostic services.

This position is responsible for the design, coordination, implementation and management of the Organization’s Performance Improvement (PI) and Patient Safety plans and identifies opportunities for improved patient care and
outcomes and reductions in harm, with the implementation of evidence-based practices. 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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 five (5) years of experience of progressive management responsibility in a health care setting
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical, patient care experience or equivalent
• Current State License in a clinical field.  Five (5) years of 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