Description

AVP, Quality
Lakeland Regional Health
Lakeland, FL

Lakeland Regional Health is seeking an AVP, Quality. Reporting to the Chief Quality and Clinical Informatics Officer, the AVP of Quality is responsible for the clinical quality and patient safety outcomes of LRH’s patients within the hospital, the ambulatory outpatient division, and expanding into the community and post-discharge. As a key leader of the Quality Division, this role is accountable for leading an effective quality program focused on continuous improvement, continual readiness, quality reporting and measures, and a culture of high reliability and safety. Responsible for population health objectives and managing the efforts to move LRH toward a value-based payment environment, and for developing population health capabilities to support system strategies that will improve the health of the Lakeland community. Direct reports to this position include the Director of Clinical Quality & Performance Improvement and the Director of Strategic Quality Performance. The team also includes the Manager of Accreditation, and the Manager of Quality & Population Health, and a total staff of approximately 23 individuals.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s prepared (required)
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (preferred)
• 10+ years of leadership experience within a healthcare system.
• 5+ years of experience leading quality, performance improvement, and patient safety related functions.
• 5+ years of experience working directly with hospital department managers and staff members (and not just working in a corporate office with minimal involvement at the hospital department level).
• 5+ years of experience assessing, formulating, and implementing all aspects of the Quality/Performance Improvement program (and not just using a program established from a corporate office).
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience as the administrative head of quality for a health system or hospital with the primary and direct responsibility for all quality outcomes and results (and not just a field level position within a multi-site corporate system).

To inquire, apply or nominate, contact Kevin King of DSG Global at kevin.king@dsgco.com