VP Quality AdventHealth Central Florida Division South RegionAltamonte Springs, FL

Vice President Of Quality

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General Summary :

The Vice President of Quality serves as the health system expert and executive sponsor with responsibility for developing and executing a comprehensive quality management program that drives high-value care to achieve clinical excellence. In this role, the Vice President of Quality will be responsible for leading a comprehensive quality management program encompassing both the Central Florida South Division (CFD-S) and the statewide specialty service-lines defined as our AH Institutes. This includes the development and implementation of innovative strategies to optimize the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered care, with a strong focus on driving results that achieve our AH corporate clinical vision. Serves as the accountable executive leader for CFD-S on clinical value transformation initiatives, responsible for multimillion-dollar portfolio to achieve savings that position AH for strong financial position by optimizing processes in clinical care. Collaborates with the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) on the strategic development and implementation of multi-year quality, outcomes, and value plans for the Institutes across the State of Florida. Collaborates with Regional CFD-S CEO and Chief Physician Executive for AH Medical Group to align specialty physician performance with health system strategic priorities to achieve organizational goals. Partners with and advises physician leaders such as executive medical directors, elected medical staff officers, and program directors on quality and value initiatives to improve organizational performance. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

Principal Duties and Job Responsibilities :

Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth Orlando's service standards.

Scope of Responsibility :

Responsible for designing and leading a comprehensive quality management program encompassing both the Central Florida South Division (CFD-S) and for the statewide specialty service-lines defined as our AH Institutes.

Responsible for developing the vision and strategic quality management program to deliver safe, exceptional, and high value patient care through collaboration with chief executives and physician leaders for all acute and facilities in CFD-S.

Collaborates with Regional CFD-S CEO and Chief Physician Executive for AH Medical Group to align specialty physician performance with CFD-S and Institute strategic priorities to achieve organizational goals.

Provides executive leadership and oversight of clinical quality and value efforts, in collaboration with Regional Chief Clinical Officer and Regional Chief Nursing Officer, to drive the organizations performance to achieve corporate clinical accountabilities for CFD-S.

Collaborates with the Chief Strategy Officer on the strategic development and implementation of multi-year quality, outcomes, and value plans for the Institutes including Transplant Institute, Heart, Lung, & Vascular Institute, Cancer Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Orthopedic Institute, and Digestive Health Institute across the State of Florida.

Serves as the accountable executive leader for CFD-S on clinical value transformation initiatives, responsible for multimillion-dollar portfolio (50 million) to achieve savings that position AH for strong financial position by optimizing processes in clinical care.

Responsible for developing strategic plans that meet corporate clinical goals and long-term vision of clinical excellence for CFD-S in collaboration with the Regional Chief Clinical Officer and Regional CNO.

Serves as functional leader for all areas of quality in CFD-S Region including but not limited to Clinical Value Transformation, Performance Improvement, Clinical Data Analytics, Regulatory (ACHA, CMS, DNV), Quality Systems, Infection Prevention, Campus Quality & Outcomes leaders. Through this functional leadership will align the work of all quality areas across the organization to achieve results that meet our corporate aspiration of clinical excellence.

Partners with and advises physician leaders such as campus CMOs, Institute Executive Medical Directors, elected medical staff officers, and program directors on quality programs to achieve organizational goals and achieve national top performance thresholds.

Provides executive subject matter expertise for Institutes across the enterprise of AdventHealth (corporate) to provide council on improving quality and overall value of care. Partners with AH facilities across the country to improve quality, outcomes, and value.

Responsible for holding direct and matrix leaders accountable for execution to achieve clinical excellence and organizational accountabilities.

Compliance / Regulatory Responsibility :

Executive oversight of submission, monitoring, and strategic planning for national publicly reported ratings to ensure accurate representation of AdventHealth performance and meet corporate accountabilities (i.e., CMS 5-Star, Leapfrog, U.S. News, national clinical registries, etc.)

Provides functional leadership oversight to all aspects of quality across CFD-S for responsible for ensuring organizational compliance on regulatory related quality mandates for CMS, AHCA, and other regulatory bodies.

Serves as executive responsible for the quality integration and results driven by the Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) system committee. This includes oversight of all clinical quality areas within the hospital, as required by CMS and DNV. Integration and outcomes from the work of this committee are required to receive Medicare reimbursement for the organization.

Responsible for developing Institute accreditation vision, strategic plan, and operational implementation for mandatory certifications in collaboration with chief executives to meet organization priorities to promote national brand reputation.

Responsible for executive oversight of state (AHCA) and federal (CMS) requirements for Institutes to ensure compliance across CFD. This includes mandatory clinical registries, certifications, and / or accreditations that impact the organizations financial reimbursement.

Operating & Capital Budget / Financial Responsibility :

Serves as the accountable executive leader for CFD-S on clinical value transformation initiatives, responsible for multimillion-dollar portfolio (50 million) to achieve savings that position AH for strong financial position by optimizing processes in clinical care.

Develops innovative ways to reduce the overhead expense of the quality monitoring systems by leveraging EMR, technology, and national best practices.

Functional budget responsibility for Institute Value and other operating cost centers across CFD as assigned.

Develops and maintains annual budgets for the organization within scope of responsibility and performs periodic cost and productivity analyses.

Strategic Planning Responsibility :

Develops and executes strategic plans for Quality in collaboration with chief executives across CFD-S to deliver safe, exceptional, and high value patient care that meets organizational vision and AH Corporate Clinical Accountabilities for CFD-S.

Collaborates with the Chief Strategy Officer on the strategic development and implementation of multi-year quality, outcomes, and value plans for the Institutes including Transplant Institute, Heart, Lung, & Vascular Institute, Cancer Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Orthopedic Institute, and Digestive Health Institute across the State of Florida. Partners with C-Suite leaders across CFD on implementation, performance improvement, and monitoring of results.

Responsible for providing subject matter expertise into strategic plans to standardize clinical care to achieve high value care for specialty Institutes across CFD and the state of Florida.

Leads the planning of the quality portfolio in collaboration with chief executives for facilities across CFD-S to define and execute initiatives aligned to achieve organizational vision and corporate accountabilities.

Operates as the executive thought leader staying abreast of industry trends, emerging best practices, evolving regulatory requirements, and ensuring that AdventHealth remains at the forefront of innovation and clinical excellence in healthcare delivery.

Research and forecast upcoming regulatory and public-reporting trends such as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) patient safety indicators, national clinical registry reporting and other payer programs to incorporate in strategic plans.

Performance Improvement Responsibility :

Serves as Executive Sponsor for clinical value transformation initiatives across CFD-S to improve quality, standardize clinical pathways, and achieve organizational savings target.

• Provides executive oversight in development of quality and value measurement tools to assess and benchmark AH performance to achieve top recognition in nationally public reported measures and rankings.
• Responsible for partnering with campus executives to drive quality performance and action plan effectiveness to meet organizational goals.

Provides executive oversight in development of tools and platforms to continually assess quality and outcomes to achieve organizational goals and corporate accountabilities.

Develops and promotes a culture of continuous performance and quality improvement

Community Relations Responsibility :

Collaborates with marketing executives to provide expert input into strategic marking plans for national rankings, highlighting of clinical outcomes, and public reporting of outcomes through development of outcomes reports, media, and other marketing outlets.

Engages in public speaking events on behalf of AdventHealth

Responsible for leading annual planning process for community and healthcare partner education and screening for specialty services. (i.e. Stroke, Cardiac, etc.)

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