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Now more than ever.

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Now more than ever, our guiding principles are helping us in our search for exceptional talent - candidates who align with our unique workplace culture and who want to maximize the abundant opportunities for growth and success.
 
If this describes you then let’s talk!
 
HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.

Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

Emp Status

Regular Full time

Work Shift

Compensation Range

The base pay scale for this position is $352,100.00 - $388,025.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

What you will be doing

The Vice President (VP) of Quality, Accreditation and Patient Safety serves as a senior executive leader responsible for the oversight of the quality and safety programs for HSS Enterprise including the development, strategy and execution of patient safety and quality initiatives that support the mission and vision of HSS. This role integrates enterprise quality, patient safety, accreditation, medical staff quality, value- based care, infection prevention and occupational health and safety  into an operational model that drives an innovative experience and cohesive delivery in the coordination of care to ensure excellence in patient experience and patient outcomes, workforce sustainability and wellbeing, financial performance, and enterprise alignment. 
The VP will provide transformational leadership to drive enterprise-wide efficiencies and improvements by collaborating and leading teams, standardizing, integrating, and aligning models of care to drive clinical excellence and variation management, streamlining processes and operations in quality, patient safety, and regulatory affairs; and leveraging technology and analytics to improve patient outcomes. This position will lead the evolution towards advancing innovation and digital transformation in quality improvement and paten safety. The VP will design value- based quality infrastructure and drive performance to surpass national leader performance. The VP will partner with HSS IT leadership to continuously seek opportunities for innovation to enhance patient care and outcomes and using data science or advanced analytics for quality transformation
The VP ensures Quality and Clinical Excellence is positioned not only as a as a high-performing, innovation-oriented, financially disciplined, strategic partner in advancing HSS’s mission: helping every person live the life they love through the power of movement.

Core Scope of Responsibility

1. Quality Management and Patient Safety

• Sets the vision and direction for HSS enterprise quality and patient safety initiatives aligned with organizational goals, broad priorities and value-based care initiatives
• Oversee quality management and comparative analyses, developing and implementing strategies that enhance and optimize highest quality and safety care.
• Oversee public reporting, pay-for-performance, national quality improvement initiatives and performance trends
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and engagement to optimize efficiency and effectiveness and ensure competitiveness to new market challenges
• Drive innovation, digital transformation and leverage data-driven decision-making
• Liaise with physician leadership and other key stakeholders on medical staff quality matters
• Lead in developing, directing and coordinating innovative, multidisciplinary peer review and other medical staff quality committees
• Supports behavior standards for medical staff
• Proactively identifies potential risks, implements prev