University Of Nevada Reno

University Of Nevada Reno

Executive Director, Rural Patient Safety Organization

Medicine, Reno - University of Nevada School of Medicine · Director · Full-time

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About the role

  • The University of Nevada, School of Medicine is recruiting for and Executive Director, Rural Patient Safety Organization (PSO).
  • This position is responsible for creating the strategic, operational, funding, and regulatory leadership and direction of the organization within the functions of Clinical Safety, Training and Program Implementation, and Data, Reporting, and Compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead organizational startup, implementation, and operational readiness activities necessary to establish and maintain a federally listed Patient Safety Organization.
  • Lead the strategic direction and long-term development of the PSO toward financial sustainability and expansion statewide
  • Experience developing strategic initiatives and organizational partnerships
  • Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

Requirements

  • Experience managing budgets, programs, and multidisciplinary teams
  • Will be required to travel extensively across the state to meet rural hospital leaders and stakeholders.

Compensation

  • Generous annual, sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability - Faculty Benefits
  • E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
  • To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade.
  • Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.
  • All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program.

Benefits

  • Progressively responsible leadership experience within healthcare, quality improvement, patient safety, healthcare administration, rural health, healthcare associations, healthcare consulting, or related fields
  • Experience working with healthcare executives, governing boards, and external stakeholders
  • Lead recruitment and retention of participating healthcare organizations.
  • Provide executive oversight of patient safety reporting, analytics, and learning systems.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Health Policy, Nursing Administration, Healthcare Quality, or related field and six (6) years of related professional work experience; OR
  • Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Health Policy, Nursing Administration, Healthcare Quality, or related field and four (4) years of related professional work experience
  • Remarkable Retirement
  • Our retirement plan is beyond compare.
  • With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day.
  • Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!

Company info

  • We seek applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to our mission and uphold our core values.
  • Our mission has guided our growth in graduating the next generation of primary and specialty care physicians and medical researchers while maintaining personalized instruction.
  • We are expanding provider education to train medical specialists as Medical Doctors as well as Speech Pathologists and Physician Assistants.

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