Regional Medical Director of Quality, Hartford HealthCare

Paul Davis Restoration of Central Connecticut • Hartford, CT, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Regional Medical Director of Quality, Hartford HealthCare

Hartford Hospital (HH), located in Hartford, Connecticut, is an 867-bed tertiary care hospital and one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. Offering a wide range of medical and surgical specialties, HH enjoys a national reputation for the highest quality care. Recent recognition includes Best in Cardiac Surgery (STS), Best in Kidney Transplant (SRTR), and is one of the 7 acute care hospitals at Hartford HealthCare that holds a LeapFrog A Rating.

Position Overview:

We seek a clinically active, progressive leader to provide oversight to the strategic development and implementation of the quality and patient safety programs. Reporting to the Regional VP, Medical Affairs and in collaboration with the System Director of Quality, the Medical Director is a member of the Regional Executive Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive and lead hospital quality projects and initiatives that address common goals and target metrics, with a focus on areas of struggling performance.
Collaborate with and mentor departmental quality leads to ensure understanding of key accountabilities including quality metrics.
Review events to ensure proper peer review referral, QCC assignments and PPEC review of cases.
Engage in leapfrog work to ensure sustainability of A grade, and other regulatory programs.
Co-Chair and facilitate quality meetings addressing CMS, DPH and TJC required reporting.
Co-lead weekly mortality and focused PSI review meeting and drive follow up.
Actively engage in membership at weekly ELT, including preparing for monthly visibility room submission.
Serve as executive sponsor to support and guide the hospital quality work including RCA committee, department specific OPPE, MERC, DART, Sepsis, Pert and more.

Qualifications:

Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
Board certification in a medical specialty.
Minimum of 5 years of progressively increasing leadership experience.
Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a CV, and cover letter to Patricia Lowicki, Director, Provider Recruitment and Integration at patti.lowicki@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we demonstrate our commitment every day to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and promoting health equity in every community we serve.

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