Director of Quality Management - Behavioral Health

El Dorado Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast , seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join the team at our behavioral health facility. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including high-quality, evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery, and restoration. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, flexible scheduling, and comprehensive benefits packages so you can focus on what matters-providing quality patient care. Join our team in Tucson, Arizona, and build a career that touches lives.

Benefits:

• Expansive benefit package
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture

As a Director of Quality Management you will:

• Responsible for planning and implementing the performance improvement program to meet the needs of the hospital.
  
  
• Provides education to medical staff, hospital staff, and Governing Body.
  
  
• Facilitates performance improvement activities, and CQI activities throughout the hospital.
  
  
• Acts as resource person to administrative team, department managers, and medical staff.
  
  
• Performs clinical risk management functions.
  
  
• Assists department managers with preparation for medical staff committees.
  
  
• Oversight responsibility for all regulatory body surveys, such as, The Joint Commission, State Licensing Review, HCFA (CMS) Validation surveys.
  
  
• Maintains oversight responsibility for all performance improvement activities conducted throughout the hospital.
  
  

Qualifications

As a Director of Quality Management you will have:

• Doctoral Level Psychologist, Master’s Degree in a healthcare related field preferred or a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with RN.
  
  
• Independent Practice Scope License or RN; Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification preferred.
  
  
• Minimum three years’ experience in Quality and/or Risk Management in a psychiatric hospital or managed care Clinical, Quality setting.
  
  

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