Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Brentwood Hospital is looking for a dynamic Director of Performance Improvement! If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to providing help and hope to individuals and families for the achievement of improving their mental health. Help, by providing a safe, nurturing environment while they are with us. Hope, by providing options for continued improvement when they leave this environment.

The Director of Performance Improvement plans, coordinates, directs and carries out activities related to the facility-wide performance and quality improvement program and processes. Ensures that the facility is in compliance with The Joint Commission, CMS, AHCA, and other regulatory agencies standards. The Director of PI oversees the collection and submission of all externally submitted performance measures.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Oversees the activities directly related to the identification, evaluation and analysis of the performance and quality improvement activities for the facility.
2. Documents and communicates key performance and quality improvement areas for the facility.
3. Analyzes, creates and maintains quality data systems.
4. Recommends ways to improve performance and clinical outcomes based on the data.
5. Plans and contributes to the development of performance and quality improvement systems, policies and procedures for the facility.
6. Conduct quality improvement meetings on a regular basis to develop and continuously encourage a facility-wide team effort in meeting quality improvement efforts.
7. Audit records to ensure documentation is completed timely, effectively and according to facility policy, to ensure facility staff is following established policies and procedures, and to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, contracts, licensing standards and guidelines.
8. Will prepare for, and conduct the monthly PI Committee meetings, will create and implement action plans deriving from those meetings and regulatory surveys.
9. Responds quickly and proactively to performance indicators and data, resulting in higher quality staff and superior patient care.

Join our team and discover a rewarding, fulfilling career. Brentwood Hospital is a 260-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Brentwood has served Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas for more than 45 years. We provide quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. We help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health, resulting in improved quality of life. A dedicated professional team provides individualized treatment, meeting the personal needs of our patients in a safe and nurturing environment. One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked 276 on the Fortune 500, and listed 275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading health-care provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. Mission Statement: To provide superior quality health-care services that: PATIENTS recommend to family and friends, PHYSICIANS prefer for their patients, PURCHASERS select for their clients, EMPLOYEES are proud of, and INVESTORS seek for long-term returns.

Qualifications

* Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required. Master's degree in Psychology highly preferred.
* Experience: A minimum of three (3) years experience in a psychiatric health care facility with performance improvement and regulatory experience, with demonstrated ability to provide training and education. A strong knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, and Patient Rights standards, and any other applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing mental health care facilities is preferred.
* Licensure: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred.
* Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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