At Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute, our renowned cardiologists, heart and vascular surgeons, and cardiovascular professionals work together to provide award-winning care in 40 specialties, using the latest in diagnostic imaging and treatment options.

Our multidisciplinary team includes more than 70 physicians in 24 locations across Central Florida, spanning Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Highlands and Okeechobee counties. As a part of Orlando Health, the Heart and Vascular Institute includes a network of community and specialty hospitals with more than 4,000 providers.

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Position Summary

The Clinical Quality and Safety Director is responsible for planning, designing, and leading strategies that will support Orlando Health acheievement of top decile performance in all patient safety and quality measures. The director researches and develops quality improvement programs to provide services that lead to better healthcare outcomes.goo

Orlando Health offers a great benefits package that includes:

Medical, Dental, Vison

403(b) Retirment Savings Plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)

Life Insurance

Extended Leave Plan (ELP)

Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)

Paid Parental Leave

Pet Insurance

Car Insurance

100% PAID Tuition

as well as tuition reimbursment

&

monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL benefits start day one

Essential Functions

• Responsible for developing and leading clinical performance improvment initiatives related to patient safety at a system level
• Measures and evaluates data to identify trends and determine the impact of Orlando Health programs on the health and safety of patients, with a commitment to achieve zero harm events.
• Partners with site level Quality Managers/Directors and Clincial Quality Specialists, Risk Management, and clinical leaders on the development of strategies related to adverse events. Ensures a bidirectional flow of communication between individual site leadership and corporate quality.
• In collaboration with the AVP, Corporate Quality, creates and executes strategies that promote a culture of safety and a learning system consistent with the Institute of Healthcare Improvments framework for Safe, reliable, and effective care. Achieves and maintains clinical and operational excellence as measured by joint commission, CMA, US News, Leapfrog and others.
• Ensures the execution and communication of perdormance improvement activities throughout the organization by directing other in the implementation and communication of their clinical quality and saftey performance improvement activities, Serves as the facilitator of the Orlando Health SAFE Teams.
• Utilizes tool and methodologies such Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) for performance improvement and mentors and trains others in these approaches
• Performs/oversees literature reviews to ensure improvement tactics are consistent with evidence based practice an extensive knowledge of current healthcare treands, policies, and regulations
• Adheres to Orlando Health policies, procedures, vaule statements and commitment to Standards of Behaviors

Other Related Functions

• Develops and maintains close working relationships with the medical staff, nursing, allied health, and other healthcare leaders to develop trust and gain insight into the operational influences on quality/saftey
• Competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to complex business challenges
• Ability to influence ket stakeholders at various organizational levels
• Able to function autonomously and make complex decisions to situations of ambiguity and time pressure
• Prepares and conducts effective presentations to team members at all levels

Education/Training

Bachelor's Degree in clinical or allied health field required.Masters Dgree in health related field preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Current clinical liensure in the State of Florida. Licensure as a registered nurse or Nurse Practioner preferred.

Experience

Five years working on performance improvement activities with measurable results, preferably in clinical operations setting

Education/Training

Bachelor's Degree in clinical or allied health field required.Masters Dgree in health related field preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Current clinical liensure in the State of Florida. Licensure as a registered nurse or Nurse Practioner preferred.

Experience

Five years working on performance improvement activities with measurable results, preferably in clinical operations setting

Essential Functions

• Responsible for developing and leading clinical performance improvment initiatives related to patient safety at a system level
• Measures and evaluates data to identify trends and determine the impact of Orlando Health programs on the health and safety of patients, with a commitment to achieve zero harm events.
• Partners with site level Quality Managers/Directors and Clincial Quality Specialists, Risk Management, and clinical leaders on the development of strategies related to adverse events. Ensures a bidirectional flow of communication between individual site leadership and corporate quality.
• In collaboration with the AVP, Corporate Quality, creates and executes strategies that promote a culture of safety and a learning system consistent with the Institute of Healthcare Improvments framework for Safe, reliable, and effective care. Achieves and maintains clinical and operational excellence as measured by joint commission, CMA, US News, Leapfrog and others.
• Ensures the execution and communication of perdormance improvement activities throughout the organization by directing other in the implementation and communication of their clinical quality and saftey performance improvement activities, Serves as the facilitator of the Orlando Health SAFE Teams.
• Utilizes tool and methodologies such Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) for performance improvement and mentors and trains others in these approaches
• Performs/oversees literature reviews to ensure improvement tactics are consistent with evidence based practice an extensive knowledge of current healthcare treands, policies, and regulations
• Adheres to Orlando Health policies, procedures, vaule statements and commitment to Standards of Behaviors

Other Related Functions

• Develops and maintains close working relationships with the medical staff, nursing, allied health, and other healthcare leaders to develop trust and gain insight into the operational influences on quality/saftey
• Competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to complex business challenges
• Ability to influence ket stakeholders at various organizational levels
• Able to function autonomously and make complex decisions to situations of ambiguity and time pressure
• Prepares and conducts effective presentations to team members at all levels