Executive Director Quality - Alaska Region

The Role: 

As the Executive Director of Quality for the Alaska Region, you will be a pivotal figure within our Ministry and Regional leadership, driving efforts to deliver cost-effective, efficient, high-quality, and safe care in your service area. You'll establish strong connections between clinical and operational leadership, overseeing quality, performance improvement, analytics, risk and patient safety, and regulatory compliance.

Alaska Region: Alaska Medical Center, Kodiak Island Medical Center, Seward Medical Center, Valdez Medical Center, St. Elias Specialty Hospital, as well as 3 critical access hospitals and 3 LTC's.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Visionary: Collaborate with the Chief Quality Officer (CQO) and Regional Director of Infection Prevention to lead the development and monitoring of the Providence St. Joseph Health Quality Strategic Plan.

• Clinical Excellence Advocate: Serve as a hands-on leader, driving sustainable improvements in clinical quality, patient safety, clinical risk management, infection prevention, and care experience.
• Data-Driven Innovator: Utilize data to make meaningful contributions to regional quality and safety initiatives, and lead efforts in regulatory compliance, patient safety programs, root cause analyses, and failure modes and effects analysis.
• Quality Pioneer: Spearhead future quality initiatives, guided by national benchmarking and evidence-based practices, to align local organizations with the broader strategic vision.

What You'll Bring:

• Educational Background: Master's Degree in a healthcare-related field (e.g., Nursing, Public Administration, Business Administration).
• Leadership Experience: At least 7 years in clinical leadership and 5 years in senior management within a large healthcare organization, with experience in The Joint Commission and DNV accreditation processes.
• Interpersonal Excellence: A motivational leader skilled in engaging existing leadership, leveraging resources, and serving as a thought leader in clinical excellence.
• Demonstrated Competence: Proven ability to develop and manage hospital quality programs, design clinical care systems with measurable outcomes, implement patient safety programs, cultivate relationships with physicians and ministry leaders, and utilize data to drive change.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Play a critical role in transforming healthcare delivery and making a real difference in communities.
• Innovative Environment: Bring your innovative ideas to life with autonomy and support.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside talented professionals dedicated to improving healthcare.
• Dynamic Industry: Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving sector with numerous rewards.
• Anchorage Awaits: Experience the vibrant cultural scene and stunning natural beauty of Anchorage.

Ready to shape the future of healthcare? 

Apply now and join us in creating a healthier tomorrow for all!

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve.  Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.

 

 

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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