medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe,
quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing
Lives.
The Director of the Quality Improvement Program at UI Health Care provides system-wide leadership to improve clinical
outcomes, enhance value, and minimize patient harm. Reporting to the Chief Quality Officer (CQO), this role oversees quality measurement,
patient safety, infection prevention, external reporting, national data registries, and daily program operations.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Lead and maintain the organizational structure of the Quality Improvement Program to achieve system
goals. - Oversee external reporting of quality and safety metrics and ensure compliance with regulatory
standards. - Direct the patient safety program, including event reporting, investigations, action planning, and staff
education. - Administer national registries and partner with clinical leaders to use performance data for
improvement. - Collaborate with Hospital Epidemiology to support infection prevention and control across the
system. - Drive major system-level quality and safety initiatives.
- Manage and develop staff to foster talent and
program growth. - Direct the quality improvement engineer program, providing advisement and guidance on strategic initiatives and
general performance improvement projects for the health system
To receive a copy of the full job description, please email
Allison Heady at [email protected]
Pay level 7A: Professional
and Scientific Pay Structures | University Human Resources – The University of Iowa
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit
package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into
retirement plans. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at: https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits
Qualifications:
- A
master’s degree in Hospital Health Administration, Public Health, Business, Nursing or a related field is required. - Minimum of 5
years’ experience in administration in a hospital setting is required. - Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite,
including Word, Power Point and Excel is required. - Considerable knowledge of accounting principles and applications is
required. - Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work environment where people of
all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- RN license or equivalent experience in direct patient care strongly desired.
- Previous work experience at an
academic health center is strongly desired. - Some knowledge of University and Regent policies, procedures, and regulations is
desirable. - Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare outcomes and performance improvement issues/techniques is
desired. - Formal continuing education in performance improvement techniques, such as TQM, Six Sigma, or similar nationally
recognized techniques is desired.
Application Details:
To be considered for
an interview, applicants must upload the following attachments (under submission required materials):
- Resume/CV
- Cover
Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after
the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to
a criminal background check. For additional questions, contact Heidi Bodensteiner at [email protected].
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