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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Director of Quality Management

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAiken, SC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited educational institution is required.
  • Five to eight years of quality or related health care experience is required.
  • Experience using statistical, risk adjustment and benchmarking software and databases.
  • Expert knowledge of health and safety management strategies, quality assurance, quality improvement, and continuous improvement methodologies and tools.
  • Expert working knowledge of systems theory and statistics.
  • Expert knowledge of healthcare regulations, guidelines, and standards, including licensure regulations, Joint Commission standards, and state and federal standards.
  • Knowledge of Performance Improvement methodology and Outcomes Management.
  • A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate ongoing regulatory preparedness structures and activities.
  • Direct and coordinate organizational compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with leadership, medical staff, other departments, and internal and external stakeholders.
  • Direct Quality Improvement initiatives to ensure compliance with national, state, NCQA, CMS, AHRQ, and JCAHO requirements.
  • Provide guidance and feedback to team management, administrators, and department heads on applying quality improvement principles, concepts, problem-solving tools, and techniques.
  • Collaborate with healthcare providers and the EMR team to develop disease management protocols and technological strategies, and support implementation processes.
  • Direct, coordinate, document, and remain accountable for system-wide Quality Improvement Program activities.
  • Develop, lead, and direct process improvement programs through systematic ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of care quality.
  • Use quality assessment results to improve processes affecting patient care outcomes.
  • Coordinate onsite survey processes with regulatory agencies, including announced and unannounced surveys.
  • Assist the Data Management Specialist in creating and reporting quality improvement data for internal and external reporting.

Desired Qualifications

  • An MS in Nursing is preferred.
  • Ten years of quality or related health care experience is preferred.
  • Experience managing regulatory and accreditation preparedness is preferred.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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