Director of Quality and Risk Management

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT - Licensed Nurse

BridgePoint+ Hospital

At BridgePoint, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference that matters. We know the path to recovery doesn't happen alone. As a team, we work cohesively to meet each patients unique needs. We are a team-driven environment and we care about our own!

Our employees form the foundation of everything we do optimizing patient healing and wellness, and creating a warm and welcoming environment. It is because of the dedication of our employees that we can live out our mission, vision, and company values every day.

It is at BridgePoint where care, community, and careers happen.

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT JOB SUMMARY:

Here at BridgePoint, the Licensed Nurse Director of Quality and Risk Management executes system-wide patient safety, patient and family satisfaction and performance improvement process in collaboration with BridgePoint Leadership. The Licensed Nurse Director of Quality directs the area quality and risk management team with multi-site responsibility for providing oversight in planning and implementing the performance improvement and risk management program to meet the needs of the BridgePoint Hospitals within a designated area. The Licensed Nurse Director of Quality Management provides education to medical staff, hospital staff, and Governing Body. The Licensed Nurse Director of Quality directs performance improvement activities and acts as resource person to executive team, department managers, and medical staff. The Licensed Nurse Director of Quality Management provides oversight responsibility for all regulatory body surveys, such Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and oversight, direction and evaluation of quality and patient safety goals of BridgePoint to ensure licensure and regulatory requirements are met.

DQM, Director of Quality Management, Quality, Risk Management, CPHQ, Healthcare Quality, Hospital Quality, Six Sigma

Education: *Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or health related field preferred. *Related experience (4 years) may be substituted for degree. Masters of Nursing, Business, or Healthcare Administration preferred. ASQ certification preferred.

Experience: Must have four (4) years of experience in acute hospital setting with management responsibilities and including medical staff committee functions, management of performance improvement and risk management activities. Requires demonstrated expertise in Performance Improvement methods, measurement definition and analysis, team facilitation and project management. *Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation requirements. Working knowledge of risk management and patient safety.

Safety Sensitive-Designated Positions

About BridgePoint

BridgePoint Healthcare is dedicated to promoting healing and wellness in a safe and welcoming environment, with an individualized path to recovery for each patient. BridgePoint Healthcare provides patient-centered, individualized care for patients requiring longer hospitalizations in post-acute care settings. We are a diversified provider of post-acute care in settings ranging from long-term acute care hospitals to skilled nursing facilities. Our locations include two in Washington, DC (BridgePoint Hospital National Harborside and BridgePoint Hospital Capitol Hill), and one in New Orleans (BridgePoint Continuing Care Hospital - West Jefferson Campus).