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The Director for Community Health Quality Improvement is responsible for developing quality improvement programs that focus on the health and wellbeing of high risk populations. Identifies gaps and threat to the health of the community and identifies key strategies to eliminate or reduce risk. Develop collaboration with care management to develop follow up process for uninsured patients post discharge following the DSRIP model. Monitor quality of services provided to patients post-discharge. Develop community partnerships with any organization that serves the underserved high risk population and assess existing partnerships to assure services provided are high quality and are aligned with organizational goals.

A day in the life of a Director for Community Health Quality Improvement at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Oversee the transitions of care team at Hackensack University Medical Center, and function as lead for the HMH transitions of care charter team across the network.
• Collaborate with care management to assure appropriate community resources are available and utilize efficiently.
• Oversee DSRIP Teams across the HMH network to assure compliance with CMS requirement.
• Develop and implement a plan for sustainability for DSRIP project once funds are no longer available.
• Develop and maintained a discharge process for patients going home with or without services.
• Assure uninsured low income patients receive essential home care services to prevent readmissions.
• Ensure quality and appropriateness of appointments made for patients prior to discharge.
• Oversee the identification of medication resources are available for uninsured patients in collaboration with pharmacy.
• Identify gaps in the transitions of care process that result in 30-day readmissions and lead teams to develop interventions accordingly.
• Lead the After Visit Summery (AVS) work group to align discharge process across the network.
• Ensure the quality of Insurance alignment and infiltration to assure patients receive follow up care in collaboration with population health.
• Collaborate with care management to assure quality of care provided by prefer providers.
• Share best practices and outcomes across the network at internal and external meetings.
• Explore and lead the grant submission process to address community needs and quality improvement activities.
• Oversee the development of education programs for high risk low income patients to develop self-care skills and to increase awareness of community resources.
• Direct operations that focus on promotion and disease prevention in the underserved population.
• Manage project timeline and objectives, involving all relevant parties and ensuring the feasibility of adhering to timeline.
• Provide day to day supervision and support of assigned staff, which will include Community Health Workers and Interns, to assure navigation services are provided per grant guidelines.
• Oversees and coordinates internal resources, external clinical delivery sites, and/or community partners for timely and skillful execution of projects.
• Ensures that internal and external parties are aware of their roles and responsibilities within the context of the project, and that all parties are supported.
• Identifies and manages points of strategic pivoting across clinical delivery sites and advises Senior Management of changes.
• Prepares PowerPoint presentations and project documents that capture high level themes of the project.
• Assist in the preparation of all annual reports about potentially duplicative services.
• Drives the submission of quality/transitions of care manuscripts in reputable peer-reviewed journals.
• Support Performance Improvement in departmental process improvement efforts across clinical delivery sites related to the project.
• Develop and assure the implementation of standard operating procedures to guide grant execution.
• Manages the development of quality contracts, MOUs, or affiliation agreements with external partners.
• Oversees program activities to ensure quality and accuracy of work outcomes for grant commitments.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Masters degree in Nursing, healthcare administration, social work, business administration or other health related field
• 5 to 7 years clinical research experience or the equivalent.
• Minimum of 4+ years of management experience.
• Knowledge of healthcare principles
• In-depth working knowledge of state and national regulatory guidelines
• Strong leadership, financial management and strategic planning skills
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Knowledge of information technology and management of information systems
• Ability to oversee activities in a large integrated department
• Comfortable with technology, in the Microsoft office suite of products including Outlook, Work, Excel and Power Point.

 

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Certificate in Program Management preferred. 

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!     

Starting at $214,240 Annually

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.


Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.