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Overview
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds 48 licensed critical care beds 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Care Center a Level II NICU the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
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Responsibilities
This position is responsible for the design, coordination, implementation and management of the Organization’sPerformance Improvement (PI) and Patient Safety plans and identifies opportunities for improved patient care andoutcomes and reductions in harm, with the implementation of evidence-based practices. Provides leadership in defining,implementing and integrating quality, safety, service and efficiency strategies into the plans, policies, and organizationalprocesses that affect the organization’s operations and strategic direction.
Qualifications
Education and Experience :
- Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field or five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive management responsibility in an acute care setting two (2) of which is related to managing an organization’s Quality Improvement Program.
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical patient care experience or equivalent.
Licensure :
