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System Director - Quality

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Memphis, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/27/2026

System Director – Quality

Location: Memphis, TN, USA

A leading healthcare organisation is seeking an experienced System Director – Quality to provide strategic leadership across quality improvement, patient safety, accreditation, infection prevention, compliance, and quality analytics. This executive-level role partners with clinical and operational leaders to drive evidence-based care, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and improved patient outcomes across multiple care settings.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of system-wide quality improvement and patient safety programmes.
  • Provide operational leadership across quality, infection prevention, accreditation, compliance, Environment of Care, and quality analytics.
  • Partner with executive leadership, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to implement enterprise-wide quality strategies.
  • Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure quality, patient safety, operational performance, and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams conducting root cause analyses (RCA), failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA), and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Drive evidence-based clinical practice standardisation to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
  • Oversee accreditation readiness, regulatory compliance, audits, and external inspections.
  • Identify care delivery gaps and implement quality improvement and care coordination initiatives across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and post-acute settings.
  • Analyse clinical and operational data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
  • Develop and deliver education programmes on quality improvement, patient safety, compliance, and process improvement.
  • Collaborate with legal, risk management, and operational leaders to reduce patient safety risks and improve organisational performance.
  • Lead and develop high-performing quality teams while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
  • Clinical licence or relevant professional designation required.
  • Minimum 7 years of healthcare operations experience, including at least 5 years in healthcare quality management within a large or mid-sized health system.
  • Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, patient safety programmes, and quality improvement methodologies.
  • Experience implementing quality initiatives linked to reimbursement, regulatory performance, and patient outcomes.
  • Proven ability to analyse and communicate complex clinical, operational, and financial data.
  • Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems; Epic experience preferred.
  • Experience managing regulatory investigations, accreditation activities, patient safety programmes, and compliance initiatives.
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management, facilitation, change management, and continuous improvement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with value-based care, care coordination, and population health initiatives.
  • Knowledge of CMS quality measures, patient safety indicators (PSIs), hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), mortality, readmissions, and patient experience metrics.
  • Experience leading enterprise-wide quality transformation and performance improvement programmes.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan.
  • Paid time off and sick leave.
  • Continuing education and tuition assistance.
  • Employee recognition programmes.
  • Career development opportunities within a large integrated healthcare system.

Industry: Healthcare / Hospital & Health System / Clinical Quality / Patient Safety / Healthcare Operations / Regulatory Compliance / Quality Improvement


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