Director Clinical Quality - Cottage Health at Cottage Health in Santa Barbara, California

Job Description:

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, and widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

We're currently in need of an experienced Director of Clinical Quality. T he ideal candidate will possess a California RN license, Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field, 2 years of patient care experience, and 5 years of quality improvement experience. Must have excellent communication and organizational skills. Plus, intermediate MS Office skills.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees accurate collection and reporting of all CMS required metrics and quality registry metrics including core measures, Meaningful Use, National Surgical Quality Improvement Project, Bariatric, Stroke, TAVR, LAAO, Cath PCI, VPS and others as required.
• Oversees Medical Staff Peer Review and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE).
• Oversees Clinical Documentation Improvement efforts to ensure physician documentation accurately captures the patient's condition.
• Directs and/or participates in clinical performance improvement teams to support achievement of organizational goals including Top Goals, Physician Co-Management and Specialty Certifications. Ensures consistent documentation of improvement initiatives to facilitate learning across the system and celebrate successes.
• Works closely with Vice President, Quality Support Services, to plan, prioritize, and implement improvement initiatives. Apprises Vice President, Quality Support Services, of progress of improvement initiatives. Assists VP in achieving and sustaining measurable improvements through planning, implementing, and evaluating improvement initiatives.

Cottage Health offers outstanding benefits, including premium medical plans, dental, life insurance, pension/401k, relocation assistance and rental assistance.

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