Strategic Services Associate- Duke Regional Hospital

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

 

About Duke Regional Hospital

 

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which ranks as the number four hospital in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, accordingto U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke Regional Hospital is the second largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

 

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistentlyrecognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

 

General Description of the Job Class

Contribute to the achievement of the DRH Medical Staff mission through the development and leadership of performance improvement activities in the operational and/or clinical arenas. Assure continual compliance with regulations and accreditation standards through monitoring activities and the design and implementation of strategies to enhance compliance.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Plan activities aimed at improving the medical staff’s performance in operations or clinical quality.

Identify opportunities for improved performance. Analyze data to identify adverse trends and/or undesirable performance.

Utilize performance improvement techniques and methodologies.

Work with the medical Staff to establish performance targets.

Design and implement strategies for enhancing performance.

Evaluate effectiveness of improvement strategy through sustained monitoring of performance.

Contribute to the establishment of performance improvement priorities for medical staff departments and divisions and for the organization as a whole.

Support organization's efforts to maintain compliance with regulations and accreditation standards. Monitor compliance through formal and informal processes. Recognize opportunities for improving compliance.

Design and implement strategies for enhancing compliance.

Evaluate effectiveness of improvement strategy through sustained monitoring of performance. Increase organizational understanding of performance improvement methodologies and principles and compliance through the support of and participation in formal and informal professional development activities.

Serve as an expert resource on performance improvement and compliance as it relates to medical staff role in ongoing professional performance evaluation, focused professional performance evaluation and peer review.

Produce reports and presentations on performance improvement and compliance.

Develop, maintains and enhances knowledge through orientation, self- evaluation and professional development.

Responsibilities may include varying levels of strategic planning and human and fiscal resource management.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. <