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Emory Healthcare

Academic medical center delivering patient care

Associate Chief Quality Officer - Warner Robins & Perry

Physicians & SurgeonsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWarner Robins, GA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A medical degree from an accredited institution and board certification in a medical specialty are required.
  • At least three years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare quality-related position is required.
  • Experience designing and implementing quality, performance improvement, and patient safety efforts in a complex health system is required.
  • Change management skills are required.
  • The candidate must be able to build teams and motivate, engage, and encourage team participation.
  • Knowledge of the patient safety field and/or hospital flow and efficiency is required.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and idea-generating abilities are required.
  • Experience working collaboratively with clinical leadership is required.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
  • The candidate must be self-directed and motivated.

Responsibilities

  • Lead hospital-based quality improvement and patient safety programs.
  • Implement Emory Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety strategic initiatives.
  • Partner with clinical departments and hospital leadership to drive improvement initiatives.
  • Monitor performance metrics tied to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services programs, value-based purchasing, and public reporting.
  • Ensure readiness for Joint Commission and regulatory surveys.
  • Investigate adverse events, including Root Cause Analyses and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses.
  • Participate in hospital and health system committees related to quality and safety.
  • Develop, plan, coordinate, and implement strategic and day-to-day quality and clinical improvement programs across Emory Healthcare.
  • Collaborate with hospital operating unit leaders and academic departments to integrate clinical quality management, regulatory compliance, patient safety, and risk management efforts.
  • Manage Quality and Patient Safety staff in adherence with Emory Healthcare policies and standards, including hiring, development, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
  • Anticipate national trends and initiatives in performance improvement, clinical quality, healthcare informatics, and the use of clinical technology for improvement efforts.
  • Ensure the operating unit implements and is positioned for local, state, and national clinical regulatory programs, value-based purchasing methodologies, and comparison ratings.
  • Proactively review key campus metrics, identify trends, review metrics with hospital leaders, identify improvement opportunities, and drive improvement.
  • Provide direction regarding regulatory standards and compliance, including hospital-wide reviews and surveys by the Joint Commission and the Georgia Department of Community Health and surveys for disease-specific certifications.
  • Promote compliance with relevant city, state, and federal laws, government regulations, accrediting agency standards, and health system policies.
  • Facilitate the dissemination, communication, and implementation of Emory Healthcare policies and procedures.
  • Partner with Infection Prevention and Control leaders to implement the Emory Healthcare infection prevention and control strategy and lead infection prevention efforts at the operating unit.
  • Lead and facilitate operating-unit patient safety efforts in partnership with the Director of Quality and Patient Safety and operating-unit leadership.
  • Lead or facilitate cause, apparent-cause, and common-cause analyses and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses.
  • Investigate major adverse events and facilitate patient safety debriefs.
  • Inform the operating-unit Chief Medical Officer or Chief Quality Officer of major significant events.
  • Facilitate timely investigations of significant adverse patient events, including complaints and grievances, in partnership with patient advocates.
  • Lead, participate in, or facilitate Root Cause Analysis meetings.
  • Monitor plans of correction overseen and directed by the responsible parties.
  • Partner with the risk management team to facilitate risk management strategies that promote patient safety.
  • Provide leadership and input for clinical quality data strategy and program reporting in collaboration with data analytics and information technology teams.
  • Maintain physician credentialing and recredentialing and meet regulatory performance evaluation requirements.
  • Maintain a small clinical practice as part of an approximately 0.8 leadership and 0.2 clinical full-time-equivalent split.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience within a complex health system.
  • Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards.
  • Leadership experience in physician executive, medical director, or hospital leadership roles.

About the Company

Emory Healthcare

Academic medical center delivering patient care

Emory Healthcare provides hospital-based medical care and supports a broad range of health services, from routine treatment to complex medical interventions. The organization combines clinical practice with medical research to advance treatments and patient outcomes. Its approach emphasizes expertise, collaboration, and compassionate care to improve lives inside hospitals and in the wider community. Emory Healthcare differentiates itself through high-quality patient care, active research programs, and a culture that prioritizes excellence and humanity. The overarching goal is to deliver excellent patient outcomes while expanding knowledge through research and education, ultimately improving health outcomes for patients locally and beyond.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Conyers, GA
Founded
2015

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