Director of Pediatric Quality and Safety

The Department of Pediatrics and the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) is seeking a board certified pediatric subspecialist to serve as the Director of Pediatric Quality and Safety. A pediatric subspecialist boarded in pediatric nephrology or pediatric hospital medicine is strongly desired. Non-subspecialty candidates will also be considered. Janet Weis Children’s Hospital (JWCH), located on GMC’s campus in Danville, is the regions only dedicated 5-floor, 91 bed children's hospital with a full-service hospitalist and intensive care services. JWCH’s team of medical and surgical specialists provide care in over 30 pediatric specialties, including a 41 bed Level IV NICU and 14 bed Level I PICU. Our national collaborative data (i.e., VPS, VON, PTQUIP) consistently ranks JWCH outcomes in the top decile. Recently, our pediatric hematology and oncology and orthopedics services have been named to Becker’s List of Top 100 Programs nationally. JWCH has a strong multidimensional and bidirectional affiliation with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The roles and responsibilities of the Director, Pediatric Quality and Safety will be to support the purpose, values and key strategies of the Geisinger Health System, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital and Geisinger Pediatrics. The successful candidate will have 0.3 FTE dedicated to the position. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES Develops and implements initiatives to create an appropriate patient safety culture using transparency, accountability without punitive measures, staff engagement, and collaboration as foundations for this culture. Promotes family-centeredness, and patient advocacy. Provide data-driven guidance to improve quality, safety, and best practice throughout the Department of Pediatrics. Continuously evaluates and improves the program based on internal needs and external regulatory requirements and standards. Coordinates activities related to accreditation. Collaborates with inpatient and outpatient leadership to ensure readiness. Establishes annual program plans and provides leadership direction for the implementation and evaluation of these plans. Oversees and mentors the providers active in Quality and Performance Improvement Projects in both inpatient and outpatient realms. Works with clinical leader for pediatric care pathway development to promote best practice and reduce unnecessary variability. Participates in Geisinger and JWCH committees (e.g., GMC PI Committee, GMC Patient Safety Committee, Children’s Hospital Quality Council) and meetings (e.g., Pediatric Department Meeting, Physician Leadership Forum) to represent pediatric quality, safety, and best practice issues. Working in collaboration with GHS committees, informatics, risk management and executive leadership, coordinates root cause analysis of patient safety events and assures implementation of resulting action plans. Coordinates organizational response to regulatory standards related to patient safety including but not limited to the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Provides leadership in Safety and Quality education for all level of learners (e.g., residents, medical students, advanced practice students). Assist with research within the Department of Pediatrics as related to quality, safety, and best practice.