Quality/ Safety Manager II– Children’s Services

Job Description Summary

The Quality/Safety Manager II for Children’s Services reports to the System Quality Director for Children’s and Women’s Services and works collaboratively with Children and Women’s ICCE Leadership at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Quality/Safety Manager II provides full support to the QAPI and safety program for their respective ICCE. This includes collecting relevant quality data, analyzing, and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information, benchmarking performance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance based on goals. This position presents performance measures to relevant oversight and governance groups. This position leads and oversees all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities. The Quality/Safety Manager II monitors and collates patient safety events in collaboration with operational and clinical leaders and works with the Risk Management Department to facilitate event reviews and appropriate after review actions. The Quality and Safety Manager II for Children’s Services is responsible for managing a team, either directly or indirectly, to include associated coordinators, analysts, and registry staff. This position is funded by philanthropy for 3 years and may be eliminated if funding does not continue.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC002352 SYS - QAPI

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-31

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Quality/Safety Manager II for Children’s Services reports to the System Quality Director for Children’s and Women’s Services and works collaboratively with Children and Women’s ICCE Leadership at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Quality/Safety Manager II provides full support to the QAPI and safety program for their respective ICCE. This includes collecting relevant quality data, analyzing, and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information, benchmarking performance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance based on goals. This position presents performance measures to relevant oversight and governance groups. This position leads and oversees all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities. The Quality/Safety Manager II monitors and collates patient safety events in collaboration with operational and clinical leaders and works with the Risk Management Department to facilitate event reviews and appropriate after review actions. The Quality and Safety Manager II for Children’s Services is responsible for managing a team, either directly or indirectly, to include associated coordinators, analysts, and registry staff. This position is funded by philanthropy for 3 years and may be eliminated if funding does not continue.

Additional Job Description

Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field and a minimum of seven (7) years’ experience with strong knowledge in quality and performance improvement or a master’s degree in a health-related field and 3 years of healthcare experience with strong knowledge in quality and performance improvement. Certification as Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Patient Safety (CPPS) preferred.

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