Elliot Health System (EHS) seeks a dedicated, knowledgeable, and collaborative leader to serve as its next Chief Quality Officer (CQO). This is a terrific leadership opportunity with a growing, nimble, and clinically sophisticated independent regional health system with over $1 billion in net revenue. EHS is led by a physician CEO and has realized strong financial performance in a growing market.
Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the CQO provides leadership for the health system’s quality assurance and quality improvement infrastructure. The CQO ensures that quality oversight, learning, and improvement are systematic, reliable, evidence-based, and consistently executed across all care settings. This role ensures that the quality infrastructure is aligned to and supportive of the Elliot Clinical Services (ECS) Operating System, including maturing or redesigning as appropriate. As a system-level position, the CQO will identify opportunities to expand the role and optimize its impact across the organization.
The CQO directly oversees the Surgical Quality Officer and Medical Directors for Quality, establishing strong physician leadership, standardization, and accountability for quality at the section and service-line level. Through this structure, the CQO co-leads the quality assurance engine, including primary, secondary, and tertiary case review processes; standardized documentation; Clinical Specialty Review Committees (CSRCs); section-level quality improvement; and a comprehensive surgical quality program. The CQO works in close partnership with patient safety, accreditation, regulatory, analytics, and operational excellence leaders to ensure an integrated and effective Quality Management System (QMS). The CQO role ensures that quality assurance, learning, and improvement are aligned with these functions.
The ideal candidate for this role will have a minimum of five (5) years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare quality, safety, and clinical performance. The ideal candidate will also possess demonstrated experience leading quality assurance, quality management systems, and peer review systems, along with experience leading quality leaders. A proven track record of improving publicly reported quality outcomes is also preferred. A background as a physician or advanced practice provider is required. A master's degree in public health, Healthcare Administration, Quality, or related field, along with CPHQ or equivalent quality certification or improvement (e.g., CPHQ, Lean/Six Sigma, IHI certification) is preferred.
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