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DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

Full-Time

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

Jamaica Anesthesia Associates is seeking a board certified Anesthesiologist for the director of Performance Improvement.

Jamaica Hospital Ranked Among 2024’s Best Hospitals in America and is the proud recipient of the Healthgrades 2024 America’s 100 Best Hospitals award. This premier distinction is only given to hospitals that rank in the top 5% in the nation for overall clinical excellence. It has been accredited as the first and only Comprehensive Stroke Center (the highest designation of stroke care) in Queens, NY by the Joint Commission. Our hospital is expanding. Some of our recent projects including the modernization of our Emergency Department, and our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

In addition to our other accolades, Jamaica Hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Center has also received the Healthgrades “Neuroscience Excellence Award” from 2019 to 2022 and the “Stroke Care Excellence Award” from 2017 to 2022. The American Heart Association has also recognized stroke care at Jamaica Hospital with the “Gold Plus” award in 2021 and 2022.

The Performance Improvement (PI) Director in the Department of Anesthesiology is responsible for overseeing the Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (PIPS) for the Department and insuring compliance with verifying and regulatory agencies. Works with Anesthesia Leadership to trend quality measures and develop performance improvement, implement, and monitor initiatives for the Department.

The PI Director works with physicians, staff, and other departments to address anesthesia quality of care. In addition, He/She works with Leadership to ensure compliance with verifying and regulatory agencies.

The PI Director is designated an EPIC “Super User” for the Department and acts as the Departmental Liaison to the Hospital EPIC/Informatics Teams. He/she prepares PI/QA reports and maintains PI/QA documentation for the Department.

Reports to the Chair of Anesthesia

Tagged as: anesthesiologist, performance improvement

Requirements
Required Skills and/or Experience A minimum of 3 years of experience as an Anesthesiologist in a hospital setting is required. Experience and demonstrated participation in hospital performance improvement activities and initiatives Knowledge and experience in use of EPIC EMR Advanced WORD computer and database management skills, including Excel and ppt Working knowledge of medical coding is a plus Ability to be independent, self-motivating, meet deadlines, problem solve, organize, interpret and present information Ability to interact with the public, inter-disciplinary team members, and physicians in a professional, positive and facilitative mannerRequired Skills and/or Experience A minimum of 3 years of experience as an Anesthesiologist in a hospital setting is required. Experience and demonstrated participation in hospital performance improvement activities and initiatives Knowledge and experience in use of EPIC EMR Advanced WORD computer and database management skills, including Excel and ppt Working knowledge of medical coding is a plus Ability to be independent, self-motivating, meet deadlines, problem solve, organize, interpret and present information Ability to interact with the public, inter-disciplinary team members, and physicians in a professional, positive and facilitative manner Clinical Responsibilities Provide Anesthesia services for a multitude of anesthesia cases such as: general, orthopedic, obstetrics, podiatry, ophthalmology, urology, trauma, neuro Interventional and vascular. Core Responsibilities Works to ensure compliance with verifying and regulatory agencies as it pertains to PIPS/QA in the Department of Anesthesiology. Collaborates with other departments to identify, evaluate and problem solve variations in care and works with them to develop action plans to correct, as necessary. Uses data to identify potential areas for performance improvement and potential clinical research for the Department. Collaborates with Anesthesia Leadership to ensure trending of quality measures occurs and that documentation of same is maintained in the department. This includes Anesthesia Specialties. Maintains and updates trending spreadsheets for the department of Anesthesia, including Anesthesia subspecialties for both Jamaica and FHMC Ensures that all Anesthesia PI issues are addressed and “looped closed” in a timely manner As necessary, works with HIM and EPIC as it pertains to ensure maintenance of departmental PI/QA reports for PIPS Acts as a liaison to hospital IT dept. to ensure accurate data collection Collaborates and work with EPIC Team to build templates to insure anesthesia documentation captures data necessary for PI tracking and research data collection Attends and participates in Performance Improvement Council and other Departmental Meetings as assigned by Anesthesia Leadership. Attends weekly Anesthesia Department meeting identifies trends and areas for performance improvement at this meeting. Summarizes cases presented at meetings and reviews with the Chair or his designee Contributes to staff education to insure competency and compliance with PI initiatives Utilizes EPIC system in accordance with job duties and role assignment It’s an exciting time to come on board at Jamaica Hospital. Our institution consists of a 402-bed hospital, a large culturally diverse network of community based ambulatory care centers and a skilled nursing facility in a public urban setting, conveniently located near JFK International Airport and in close proximity to Manhattan. With over 120,000 ER visits, the ER is designated as a Level 1 trauma center. Our Chest Pain Center offers immediate evaluation and the recently expanded Pediatric ED is equipped to handle the most critical cases and supported by one of the largest voluntary ambulance fleet serving the City 911 system.
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