Vice President, Quality & Safety Policy

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. The AHA has two main offices, located in Washington, D.C. and Chicago. We are currently seeking a Vice President, Quality & Safety Policy for our Washington, D.C. office. This position is a hybrid role (three days in the office, two days working remote).

Starting base salary = $245,000- $306,000- $367,000 (commensurate with related experience). The AHA is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location.

The Vice President, Quality & Safety Policy is responsible for execution of strategy, and tactical and operational direction of policy and advocacy agenda related to quality measurement, quality standards and oversight, patient safety and workforce. This position develops, advocates, and articulates policy positions that enable hospitals, health systems, post-acute care providers and the clinicians that work in and with these organizations to provide better quality, more efficient, and more patient-centered care. During an emergency, it also supports efforts to enable the continued delivery of high-quality care in hospitals and health systems by advocation for needed waives of standards, suspension of data collections, and the provision of support to obtain staff, supplies, and other resources needed to deliver care. The position leads AHA's engagement with Federal agencies on quality programs for inpatient and ambulatory care, post-acute care, behavioral health care, and affiliated physicians. The position also leads the regulatory policy aspects of AHA's behavioral health agenda, including approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic. In addition, this position leads the AHA Workforce agenda, to address issues related to health care workforce capacity, competencies, communities and catalysts for change in delivery of services.

Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:

* Collaborate with senior executives to develop strategies to address quality measurement, patience safety and workforce policy issues affecting hospitals and health care systems.
* Collaborate with colleagues from Executive Management Team, Federal Relations, Field Engagement, Communications and elsewhere across the AHA to shape and implement the association's quality, patient safety and workforce agendas.
* Lead the development and implementation of tactical plans and operational processes to advocate and influence public policies affecting health care quality measurement, patient safety and workforce.
* Monitor trends in hospital, health and clinical care, and proactively inform the AHA, its members, and appropriate government agencies to issues that require new or revised public policies related to quality measurement, patient safety and workforce.
* Develop and maintain relationships with senior government officials, state and national health care association leaders, hospital and health system executives and other senior executives, including those at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Quality Forum, and other national forums. Advocate with and influence these policy makers to support policy agenda through effective communication via meetings, presentations, comments and other creative approaches.
* Serve as a national spokesperson for hospitals and health systems on quality and care delivery issues, including speaking with press and making presentations to multiple audiences.
* Collaborate with other Vice Presidents across the policy team to ensure coordination of policies and practices across all teams.

We offer an excellent total compensation package, which includes medical/dental coverage (PPO/HMO), vision care, life insurance, short and long-term disability plans, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, paid vacation/holidays/sick days, wellness programs and more!

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call (312) 422-3000 and ask for the Vice President., Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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