Director of Quality Improvement

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Campus 20201 S Crawford Ave Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461 At Franciscan, our Director of Quality improvement oversees the quality improvement activities of the department, including required quality monitoring, reporting, and submission of regulatory required metrics. This role supports the facility with maintaining accreditation/regulatory standards. WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Develop and manage one or multiple departmental budgets, including making budget allocations, approving expenditures, and ensuring expenses are within budget Collaborate with policy owners, risk management, and others for an investigation and corrective actions associated with adverse events and violations, related to policies, procedures, and regulations Identify key clinical and non-clinical practices and standards Oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of related data, including contracted services Make decisions for direct reports in one or multiple departments, and perform people management activities, such as performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff planning, and interviews Ensure organization of Medical Staff performance improvement and peer review committee meetings, including the preparation of agendas, reports, minutes and correspondence, OPPE/FPPE reports. Collaborate with other personnel in the development and design of new systems and procedures, and/or the improvement of existing ones to improve quality and/or lower costs. Serve as a liaison between the facility, Board of Directors, Corporate, and external agencies with respect to quality performance reporting. Serve as the Quality Net Security Administrator, as required by position. Ensure submission requirements to internal and external requestors are met. Identify issues and opportunities to improve, and participates in the development and implementation of action plans, and the measurement and verification of outcomes. QUALIFICATIONS Associate's Degree Nursing or Healthcare related field - Required Bachelor's Degree Nursing or Healthcare related field - Preferred 5 years Nursing/ Acute Care Health Related - Required Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board in applicable state - Required TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Never or Rarely JOB RANGE: Director Quality Improvement $137,879 - $171,308 INCENTIVE: Not Applicable EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity. Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.