Director Clinical Compliance/Quality Assurance

Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: March 4, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.Summary:
Responsible for overseeing and directing the management of measurement validity, data accuracy, patient safety, clinical best practices, regulatory initiatives, and data submissions. Leads efforts to promote cost savings with government incentives for pay-for-reporting funds at risk by proactively identifying areas for improvement, managing regulatory initiatives, quarterly CMS validations and projects, utilizing appropriate tools and techniques, analyzing and reporting key metrics, and communicating continuous improvement activities. Oversees training team members to accomplish the same. Promotes a culture of continuous improvement and adherence to regulatory and best practice initiatives.
Responsibilities:
1. Develops continuous improvement strategies by translating business objectives into actionable projects. Communicates and exemplifies the company's continuous improvement philosophy, vision and expectations. Shares continuous improvement and regulatory best practices throughout the organization. Acts as a Continuous Improvement business partner to all departments and levels, challenging processes, proposing ideas and driving change. Acts as a change agent around continuous improvement opportunities, best practices, and regulatory initiatives. Develops employee training and development on regulatory concepts and best practice initiatives. Develops a regulatory and best practice culture throughout the location. Prepares regulatory savings budget and coordinates/executes actions to reach targets. Identifies quality improvement opportunities. Looks for opportunities to maximize efficiency and reduce waste. Designs and leads projects to implement continuous improvement actions and achieve future state. Tracks and executes cost reduction on process improvements and regulatory compliance. Leads organizational efforts in staying current with all pay for reporting programs, government regulations and improvement initiatives.
2. Leading Change - Leads people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Ensures that departmental goals match those of the organization and that resources are allocated to meet priorities. Provides an inclusive workplace that fosters the professional development of others, and facilitates cooperation and teamwork. Establishes an environment that creates incentives for, and eliminates barriers to, a team environment. Articulates common goals and communicates how individual roles contribute to team success.
3. Leading People - Proactively assesses the need for change and obtains resources to implement change initiatives. Communicates effectively and appropriately. Delegates responsibility, clarifies expectations, and holds others accountable for achieving results related to their area of responsibility, including all performance standards and expectations. Provides ongoing feedback and support. Treats everyone in a manner that demonstrates fairness and consistency. Serves as a role model by demonstrating commitment to innovation and continuous improvement in organizational performance.
4. Results Driven - Exceeds departmental and organizational goals and customer expectations. Makes decisions that produce high-quality results by applying knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Understands the overall financial performance of the organization and applies financial concepts and practices to establish and maintain realistic budgets. Uses financial information to monitor overall financial status of operations. Responsible for CMS and TJC quality reporting submissions and clinical registry inventory and monitoring.

Other InformationEducation Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• No licensure or certification required.Professional Experience Requirements:
  * Five (5) years of management experience in a related field.Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
  
  • Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
  • Ability to determine best sources and metrics for ongoing measurement to validate improvement.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and regulatory standards.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence, direct, and coach diverse groups
    Job DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
    Organization Unit: OQE - Clinical Data Management Work Type: Full Time
    Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00Salary Range: $50.99 - $73.28 per hour (Hiring Range)
    Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
    Work Assignment Type: HybridWork Schedule: Day JobLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
    This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
    
    Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
    
    

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