Chief of Quality, Patient Safety & Clinical Analytics

Orlando, FL, United States

JOB DESCRIPTION

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida is seeking a Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer (CQPSO), to join our growing team in Orlando, FL.

The Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer will serve as the senior physician leader and champion for advancing Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida’s pediatric clinical quality and safety endeavors. The CQPSO will direct clinical performance, patient safety, clinical analytics, informatics and quality programs to meet established patient safety, quality and compliance goals. This person will collaborate and partner with Medical Staff, Chiefs and Chairs, NCH Senior Leader Team, Florida CMO’s, as well as enterprise leaders to smoothly and effectively plan, program, and oversee quality and safety programs. The CQPSO will also collaborate with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for synergetic nursing practice safety and quality program alignment and works to support and advance service excellence strategies.  While serving as a member of the Medical Staff Executive Committee, the CQPSO is responsible for providing hospital leadership and the NCH governing board performance results of safety and quality initiatives and provides linkage between NCH quality initiatives and quality and patient safety initiatives.

The CQPSO will also serve as the Florida representative to local, regional and national patient safety organizations and will oversee data acquisition and input into national databases and review data and dashboards. The CQPSO will work collaboratively to ensure readiness with applicable regulatory agencies, including the Joint Commission and the Agency for Health Care Administration, and will participate in and represent NCHFL in regional and national patient safety and clinical quality advancement forums, including leading USNWR, Leapfrog, and similar national recognition efforts.

The CQPSO will be an active member of the NCHFL medical staff, will engage in clinical work at NCHFL in their area of clinical specialty and will report to the NCHFL Chief Medical Officer and the Florida Physician-in-Chief.

Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida was named one of only nine “Top Children’s Hospitals” in the country in 2021 by the Leapfrog Group in recognition of our exceptional quality and patient safety.  As the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system, our 130-bed pediatric hospital also features the area’s only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children’s Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve, we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.

For confidential consideration, forward your formal CV to:

Brian Richardson, Physician Recruitment Manager

Nemours Children’s Health

brian.richardson@nemours.org

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized, multi-site pediatric healthcare system built upon a centralized, efficient and collaborative infrastructure committed to improving the health of all children. The mission of Nemours is to improve the health and health care of children by seeking new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood diseases, and to educate the next generation of leaders in children’s health.

Nemours' Mission

ABOUT US

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, we've made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It's a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy.  We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment.  All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.  

Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve.  Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review Nemours Anti-Racism Statement (nemours.org). 

To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org.

ABOUT THE TEAM

At Nemours, our physicians work together — across specialties, clinics, and hospitals — to give children care that's among the safest, most caring, and compassionate. This unique collaboration has earned Nemours a place among the most respected pediatric health care systems in the nation.

As part of a pediatric health system with both clinical and academic partnerships, we are 100% focused on ensuring a healthier future for children.  We strive for excellent outcomes across all of our medical and surgical specialties - and we measure these outcomes in order to provide consistent, top-rated care.

Nemours physicians are committed to family-centered care and to making families true partners in every aspect of a child's treatment and care.