VP & Chief Quality Officer

Vice President and Chief Quality Officer 

The VP & Chief Quality Officer administrative salary will be $235,376 to $596,902 based on a 1.0 FTE or selected candidate’s clinical salary if higher. The total FTE allocated for this role is 0.45-0.8 Administrative and the remaining to be Clinical FTE.  

This offer is for a four-year leadership term per the CPMG Administrative Role Eligibility Policy. After four years, the leader will have the option to reapply for this position through the standard internal selection process. 

Please submit a CV and letter of intent. 

• 1-2 page letter of intent outlining why you are interested in this position, the strengths you bring, and your vision and opportunities you see in this space. 

 

JOB SUMMARY    

The Vice President and Chief Quality Officer (CQO) reports to the CPMG Executive Medical Director and has broad oversight for assuring the provision of high-quality care to all members of the KPCO market. This role brings expertise in clinical quality, patient safety, population health, and process improvement to the interdisciplinary CPMG Executive Team. The CQO partners with 1) the KFHP CO Vice President of Quality and Safety to execute on meeting relevant regulatory requirements and achieving nationally benchmarked quality goals for the market, 2) the KFHP CO Chief Nurse Executive for ensuring appropriate practice standards and education, 3) the Executive Leader of Clinical Excellence at the KP Medical Foundation (KPMF) to execute on population health, cross-departmental clinical improvement initiatives, and continuing medical education, and 4) the KPMF Chief Clinical Officer to ensure complete and accurate documentation and coding. This role also represents CPMG in relevant KP National Quality forums. 

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Description 

CQO Key Responsibilities 

• The CQO works with and supports clinical leaders, clinicians and healthcare teams in developing goals, priorities, processes, enabling technology and measurement to execute on the market quality and safety strategy to ensure delivery of safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and person-centered clinical care across all settings.  

• Responsible for providing Permanente oversight of the following KPCO departments/functional areas in collaboration with the relevant CO Health Plan leaders: Clinical Quality oversight Patient Safety; Workplace Safety, Employee Health, and Infection Prevention; Risk Management; Peer Review and Practitioner Performance Review and Oversight, Quality of Care Complaints, Credentialing, and Appeals; Community Health including Specialty Safety Net; Ethics; Institute for Health Research; Government programs including Medicaid, CHP+, Medicare, and Special Needs Plan; Federal and State Government Regulatory Audits and Reports; NCQA accreditation, certification, recognition and evaluation including PCMH and HEDIS data process and oversight; CMS Medicare 5-Star strategy and oversight; oversight for scope of practice, scope of services, and education.  

• Responsible for providing Permanente market oversight of the following departments/functional areas in collaboration with the KPMF: Population Health including Outreach & Prevention, Chronic Disease Management, Health Disparities/Social Drivers of Health, Health Engagement & Wellness, Care Coordination & Complex Care, Surenet initiatives, Clinical Onboarding, and Clinical Knowledge Services including Clinical Guidelines and Continuing Medical Education; Population Health Analytics; Documentation and Coding; Interdisciplinary cross-departmental initiatives under the Clinical Excellence portfolio such as Senior Surgical Care Program, Dementia Care, Falls prevention, and Collaborative Care.  

• This role serves as co-chair for the KPCO Quality Oversight Committee (QOC) 

National Permanente Quality Leader Responsibilities: 

 

• Represent the Permanente perspective as a voting member of the quarterly KP National Quality Committee (KPNQC) meetings and represent the CPMG perspective as a voting member of the quarterly National Permanente Quality Leaders Committee (NPQLC). Responsible for guiding cross-regional execution on National Quality Init