Careers in Quality

Position Summary:
The Senior Quality Program Manager is responsible to develop and implement the Quality and Performance Improvement Program for the assigned services and location. This includes partnering to develop, implement and organize the annual and multi-year plan to assure quality, patient safety, regulatory readiness, and meeting the specific standards for the setting(s) of care.The SQPM provides advanced level of expert knowledge regarding clinical knowledge and top national and regional performance to the planning, performance assessment and best practices in the clinical domain.

Demonstrates proficient to advanced knowledge and application of performance improvement tools and techniques including ID-PDSA, accepted performance improvement methods, and High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles and practices. Role models principles, practices, and methods. Proficient knowledge and skills of health data analytics. Proficient to advanced knowledge and skills in clinical quality review, patient safety indicators, and performance assessment and identification of patterns and trends. Proficient to advanced clinical knowledge of electronical health record tools and documentation to assess and demonstrate quality and safety. Proficient in gathering and assessing the patient and family voice in quality and safety work. Develops partnerships with operational partners and provides expertise for clinical standards, performance improvement, facilitation and developing sustainable solutions; this includes coordinating projects, and improvement activities as assigned and prioritized. Demonstrates proficient to advanced level of clinical expertise in a specific or specialty area of practice. Position requires ability to work independently, analyze clinical situations, exercise judgement and timely escalation of sensitive and/or high-risk occurrences and to assigned Director. The QPM, Clinical, works as part of an assigned facility/business unit team and as part of the Quality Management System Team. The QPM, Clinical assures that QM System standards, safety and clinical standards and best practices are implemented in the assigned areas to support high reliability, efficiency, and achievement of strategic goals. The QPM, Clinical is flexible and able to adjust the percentage of time spent in assessment, review, PI, reporting, etc. will be determined by the specific needs of the assigned area.

Minimum Requirements:
Five (5) to Eight (8) years of experience in a professional or technical role/function in a healthcare or related setting as applicable to a clinical specialty/service line
Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience in a quality, regulatory readiness, performance improvement or patient safety role
Consideration of equivalency of prior nurse or clinical supervisory or management roles.
Proficient in data use, analysis, reporting and PI Tools (PDSA, etc.)
Competent use of computerized information systems (email, MS Office including Excel, Epic, healthcare data and benchmarking systems, etc.) required

Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Registered Nurse in Washington State or licensure related to field of clinical expertise required
Bachelor’s degree required, in a health care field required
Master’s degree in health care field strongly preferred, preference to applicants with Masters preparation
Quality or patient safety certification, such as CPHQ or CPPS, preferred

Position Type: Part Time - Regular
Full Time Employee: No
Primary Shift: Day
Work Schedule: Day

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About MultiCare Health System

MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization. Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital. Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.

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