Job Description
Qualifications
An advanced degree in a healthcare related field: examples include Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (PharmD), Nursing (PhD, or ARNP)
Delaware licensure in primary based field of specialty required
Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience
Director or lead of quality and safety efforts and team members in a health care system or hospital
Associates are encouraged to join Associate Resource Groups as members or allies to support colleagues of diverse identities and lived experiences
Responsibilities
The RQSO will report directly to the regional Chief of the Medical Staff/Chief Medical Officer and work in tandem with the enterprise chief quality and safety officer and work closely with the FL RQSO t
further the mission and vision of Nemours Children’s Health, including systemness within the quality and safety department
The RQSO will principally lead the daily management and functions of our patient safety, quality and infection prevention teams as well as partnerships with legal-risk management, physician groups, nursing leadership and nursing practice, continuous improvement, clinical pathways, health equity, patient experience and employee health and wellness
Job description
Job Description
Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Regional Quality and Safety Officer to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware. The Nemours Children’s Health, Regional Quality and Safety Officer will be responsible for promoting the vision for quality and safety, a culture of excellence with a core focus on safety, as well as timely, equitable, efficient, effective, patient, and associate centered care delivery. The RQSO is an inspiring and influential leader who is a systems thinker, collaborative and can partner from executive leadership to the front line to assess and align resources, role model and maintain psychological safety within a larger effort to develop a culture of transparency, trust, learning and fair accountability (also known as just culture). This position is a 50/50 mix of clinical and administrative responsibilities.
The RQSO will report directly to the regional Chief of the Medical Staff/Chief Medical Officer and work in tandem with the enterprise chief quality and safety officer and work closely with the FL RQSO t o further the mission and vision of Nemours Children’s Health, including systemness within the quality and safety department. The RQSO will principally lead the daily management and functions of our patient safety, quality and infection prevention teams as well as partnerships with legal-risk management, physician groups, nursing leadership and nursing practice, continuous improvement, clinical pathways, health equity, patient experience and employee health and wellness.
Qualifications
• An advanced degree in a healthcare related field: examples include Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (PharmD), Nursing (PhD, or ARNP).
• Delaware licensure in primary based field of specialty required
• Advanced degree or certification(s) in Quality and Safety: Master’s degree, CPPS, CPHQ, as an example is strongly preferred.
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Lean Six Sigma (Yellow, Green, Black) strongly preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience. Director or lead of quality and safety efforts and team members in a health care system or hospital. Operational leadership experience preferred.
About Nemours
As one of the nation’s leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics, primary care practices, and school-based health centers in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware is a 1+4-bed freestanding tertiary children’s hospital that provides innovative care for children in the Delaware Valley and beyond. Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware is located in suburban Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington is a medium-sized city which offers an affordable lifestyle convenient to major locations on the East Coast, including easy drives to the Delaware and New Jersey beaches, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington DC. Our physicians are on faculty at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. We work closely with a large pediatric residency program, which also includes medicine-pediatric, pediatric-rehabilitative medicine, and pediatric-neurology residents, along with Sidney Kimmel Medical College students.
Nemours (www.nemours.org) is an open and welcoming place to work, and values diversity in all its forms. Additionally, Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, bilingual and multi-lingual applicants, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values, are strongly encouraged to apply. Associates are encouraged to join Associate Resource Groups as members or allies to support colleagues of diverse identities and lived experiences. The Nemours Anti-Racism Statement is available at https://www.nemours.org/about/anti-racism-statement.html
About Us
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, ****** orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org) .
To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org .
An advanced degree in a healthcare related field: examples include Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (PharmD), Nursing (PhD, or ARNP)
Delaware licensure in primary based field of specialty required
Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience
Director or lead of quality and safety efforts and team members in a health care system or hospital
Associates are encouraged to join Associate Resource Groups as members or allies to support colleagues of diverse identities and lived experiences
Responsibilities
The RQSO will report directly to the regional Chief of the Medical Staff/Chief Medical Officer and work in tandem with the enterprise chief quality and safety officer and work closely with the FL RQSO t
further the mission and vision of Nemours Children’s Health, including systemness within the quality and safety department
The RQSO will principally lead the daily management and functions of our patient safety, quality and infection prevention teams as well as partnerships with legal-risk management, physician groups, nursing leadership and nursing practice, continuous improvement, clinical pathways, health equity, patient experience and employee health and wellness
Job description
Job Description
Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Regional Quality and Safety Officer to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware. The Nemours Children’s Health, Regional Quality and Safety Officer will be responsible for promoting the vision for quality and safety, a culture of excellence with a core focus on safety, as well as timely, equitable, efficient, effective, patient, and associate centered care delivery. The RQSO is an inspiring and influential leader who is a systems thinker, collaborative and can partner from executive leadership to the front line to assess and align resources, role model and maintain psychological safety within a larger effort to develop a culture of transparency, trust, learning and fair accountability (also known as just culture). This position is a 50/50 mix of clinical and administrative responsibilities.
The RQSO will report directly to the regional Chief of the Medical Staff/Chief Medical Officer and work in tandem with the enterprise chief quality and safety officer and work closely with the FL RQSO t o further the mission and vision of Nemours Children’s Health, including systemness within the quality and safety department. The RQSO will principally lead the daily management and functions of our patient safety, quality and infection prevention teams as well as partnerships with legal-risk management, physician groups, nursing leadership and nursing practice, continuous improvement, clinical pathways, health equity, patient experience and employee health and wellness.
Qualifications
• An advanced degree in a healthcare related field: examples include Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (PharmD), Nursing (PhD, or ARNP).
• Delaware licensure in primary based field of specialty required
• Advanced degree or certification(s) in Quality and Safety: Master’s degree, CPPS, CPHQ, as an example is strongly preferred.
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Lean Six Sigma (Yellow, Green, Black) strongly preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience. Director or lead of quality and safety efforts and team members in a health care system or hospital. Operational leadership experience preferred.
About Nemours
As one of the nation’s leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics, primary care practices, and school-based health centers in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware is a 1+4-bed freestanding tertiary children’s hospital that provides innovative care for children in the Delaware Valley and beyond. Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware is located in suburban Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington is a medium-sized city which offers an affordable lifestyle convenient to major locations on the East Coast, including easy drives to the Delaware and New Jersey beaches, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington DC. Our physicians are on faculty at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. We work closely with a large pediatric residency program, which also includes medicine-pediatric, pediatric-rehabilitative medicine, and pediatric-neurology residents, along with Sidney Kimmel Medical College students.
Nemours (www.nemours.org) is an open and welcoming place to work, and values diversity in all its forms. Additionally, Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, bilingual and multi-lingual applicants, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values, are strongly encouraged to apply. Associates are encouraged to join Associate Resource Groups as members or allies to support colleagues of diverse identities and lived experiences. The Nemours Anti-Racism Statement is available at https://www.nemours.org/about/anti-racism-statement.html
About Us
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, ****** orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org) .
To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org .
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Chief Quality and Safety Officer| Delaware position is now open for candidates interested in the Health Jobs sector. This role in Delaware City offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Health Jobs is a plus.