Physician Vice President Patient Safety

Remote, United StatesRemoteusvia direct

// Job Type

Full Time

// Salary

USD 313,891 - 431,600/year

// Salary Range

313,891–431,600 USD / year

// Posted

2 weeks ago

About the Role

<h3>Your future role at a glance </h3> Location: RemoteTravel: 25-50%Department : QualitySalary: $313,891 - $431,600 per year Eligible for an annual bonus incentive<h3>Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity </h3>Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.<h3>Benefits that help you thrive </h3><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance </li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits</li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more</li></ul>Benefit options and eligibility vary by position, scheduled hours and location. Benefits are subject to change at any time. Your recruiter will provide the most up-to-date details during the hiring process.<h3>How you’ll make an impact in this role </h3>Senior physician leader responsible for coordinating and overseeing the development of a national comprehensive patient safety program to prevent safety events and mitigate the risk of harm across the continuum of care. Leads the integration of patient safety practices, and promotes a culture of safety across the system. Exhibits strong multidisciplinary collaboration with quality, clinical, nursing, risk, legal, pharmacy, and other services to embed safety throughout our clinical processes and achieve safer care.<ul><li style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Senior executive responsible for evaluating, planning, and implementing patient safety programs at Ascension, proactively addressing and mitigating risks of patient safety events.</li><li style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Leads the efforts to integrate patient safety practices, including tiered safety huddles, and promotes a culture of safety across the system, including just culture, through interdisciplinary collaboration.</li><li style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #3a4855; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Data-driven in approaching safety risks, partners with advanced analytics team and implements AI to proactively identify trends and address safety risks from the event reporting system and other sources.</li><li style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Expertise, including the ability to design and implement curricula in high reliability, process improvement, human factors engineering, efficiency, variation reduction (e.g., lean six sigma), safety event review process and root cause analysis.</li><li style="font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Leads the Ascension Patient Safety Organization.</li></ul>#Le@der#LI-Remote <h3>What minimum requirements you’ll need </h3>Licensure / Certification / Registration:<ul><li>Physician (MD/DO) required prior to hire or job transfer date</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required</li><li>Minimum of 7 years of applicable, job-specific experience, including at least 4 years in leadership/management</li></ul><h3>What additional preferences we're seeking </h3><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;" aria-level="1">Leadership experience of five years in safety at a health system level, and proven record of implementing successful efforts at an enterprise level.</li><li style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;" aria-level="1">Excellent communicator, partners and mentors, and influences other leaders from different disciplines, promoting alignment across different cultures in a heavily matrixed organization.</li><li style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;" aria-level="1">Advanced skills in evaluating data and analytics.</li></ul> Equal employment opportunity employer Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> EEO Know Your Rights (English) </a> poster or <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) </a> poster. Fraud prevention notice Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system. E-Verify statement Employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click <a href="https://www.e-verify.gov/about-e-verify" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> here </a> for more information.

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