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Dir Quality Patient Safety Officer

MultiCare Health System
paid time off
United States, Washington, Puyallup
400 15th Avenue Southeast (Show on map)
May 16, 2025
You Belong Here. At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve. FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Business Hours Position Summary The Director Quality and Patient Safety Officer provides leadership to implement and improve the facility quality management system, the Patient Safety Program and improvement plans that are driven by patient safety and clinical quality performance, system objectives, and required clinical results. Responsibilities Adapts system strategies and plans to meet the needs of the facility (s) Participates with the facility executive team and the Quality Management department leadership team to ensure collaboration and alignment Coordinates and improves the facility QSSC(s) to increase efficiency, effectiveness and value. Integrates the quality management domains at the facility level to include accreditation and regulatory readiness, infection prevention, clinical quality, patient and family engagement and patient safety elements Serves as facility Patient Safety Officer, providing expertise and oversees the implementation of the patient safety program including the High Reliability Organization program and coordinates the Event Management Process(es) Develops, implements and monitors the facility Performance Improvement Portfolio, ensuring the application of ID-PDSA and contemporary PI tools Requirements Bachelor's degree in nursing or health related field, required Master's degree in health-related field, strongly recommended Current Washington state license in area of clinical expertise Specialty certification desired, such as CPHQ Training and demonstrated use of PI tools Minimum five (5) years of management or quality program management experience in a hospital or health care setting Our Values As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. Why MultiCare? Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" in 2023 Technology: "Most Wired"health caresystem 15 years in a row Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn. Pay and Benefit Expectations We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $158,434.00 - $219,960.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align. Associated benefit information can be viewed here.