Promotes all aspects of quality improvement and patient safety, both within The Joint Commission and to domestic and international external audiences. This position relates Joint Commission quality and safety initiatives to corporate strategy, changes in the health care system and bioethics. Oversees and/or participates in initiatives throughout the enterprise related to performance improvement and patient safety.
Requirements: Degree in medicine (MD or DO) with a minimum five to eight years of clinical experience. Minimum ten years experience in health care management with demonstrated management progression focused on quality improvement, process improvement, and patient safety. Experience within organized health care or with professional society activities on a state and national or international level. Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a wide variety of internal and external constituents including international relationships, such as organizational leadership, Board members, government officials, and clinical and managerial leaders in health care organizations. Experience preferred regarding systems and process re-design, human factors engineering, the various process improvement methodologies and the related activities of quality improvement and risk management (including Lean/Six Sigma and change management tools and methods.) Managerial ability to collaboratively plan, organize, and direct the activities of others. Written and verbal communication skills necessary to effectively present information and ideas effectively in articles, proposals, position papers, and presentations. Able to travel domestically or internationally. Qualified candidates may contact rmjobs@jointcommission.org