Chief Quality Officer (CQO) needed at new GW Health hospital in D.C.

About the position

Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health, slated to open in early 2025, is seeking an experienced Chief Quality Officer to join our administrative team and lead quality and safety programs. Reporting to the CEO, the CQO will be charged with advancing the Hospital through exceptional patient outcomes and quality performance rankings. The ideal candidate will reside and practice in the Washington metropolitan/DMV area, have extensive quality leadership experience, and maintain a clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a multidisciplinary quality and safety organization at CHRMC GW Health
• Lead the development of focused strategies for effective utilization of evidence-based practices, processes, and structures in the delivery of clinical programs and services
• Support and facilitate systems and processes that promote safety, advance clinical outcome, and reduce patient harm
• Lead the development, adoption, implementation and continued evaluation of policies, procedures, guidelines, toolkits, playbooks and other processes and structures that support meeting or exceeding publicly reported and internal measures
• Oversee quality data analytics to understand trends and drive improvement
• Incorporate LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies to reduce variation and empower hospital front line decision-making
• Lead Monthly Quality Reviews to assess performance, highlight improvements, and identify opportunities for improvement

Requirements

• Medical degree from an accredited medical school
• Master's or Physician Executive advanced degree or certification preferred (MBA, MHA, MPH, MMM, FACHE)
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program
• Current board certification specialty in specialty of training
• Active District of Columbia medical license
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred
• 10+ years of progressive leadership responsibility in quality, safety and clinical operations in a complex health system environment
• In-depth knowledge of national trends and professionally active within hospital quality, safety, and performance improvement
• Track record of facilitating long-term strategic growth initiatives
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Ability to lead, mentor and manage medical, clinical, and hospital staff
• Experience in hospital operations, medical staff policies and procedures, and quality and utilization

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Bonus structure