Job Description

Job Title: Director, Quality Risk Management

Location: Missoula, Montana

Compensation Range: USD$120,0000 - $135,000 Annually

Benefits: Dental, Medical, Vision, Life, Retirement, Paid Time Off

Job Summary:

Our client, a Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, is seeking the services of a full time (Exempt 1.0 Status) day shift Director position in the Quality & Risk Management department. This is a professional leadership position assuring department performance in quality management functions, risk management functions, medical record review and abstracting functions, software implementation processes, regulatory compliance, medical staff office functions and credentialing functions.

Where we are:

We are located on a 45-acre campus in Missoula, Montana(link removed) Nestled in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks. Our diverse community serves as western Montanas hub for education and healthcare and offers the perfect blend of four-season outdoor recreation, small town charm and big city amenities.

What are our Core Values?

Everything we do is driven from and tied to these five core values: Champion patient care, Do the right thing, Embrace individuality, Act with kindness, and Make a difference.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education and licensure commiserate with professional field (Nursing, Therapy, Pharmacist, Dietician, Attorney).
• Bachelors Degree in appropriate discipline.
• 2-5 years' experience with regulatory and accrediting agencies including CMS and Joint Commission.
• Previous management experience and decision making.
• Knowledgeable in computer processing, data entry and management of databases.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others and coordinate activities. Demonstrated problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrated qualities of flexibility, creativity, and accountability.
• Proven organizational skills demonstrating ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently. Previous experience with hospital committees.
• Must be able to successfully obtain CPPS certification within six months of hire.
• Must have the ability to respond to professionally sensitive issues.

Preferred/Desired:

• Appropriate Masters Degree related to discipline and/or MBA/Leadership Acute care nursing experience.
• Familiarity with quality and risk management functions preferred.
• Knowledge in statistical methods and analysis.
• Medical Staff Office experience.
• Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the incumbent will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the responsibilities, assigned with or without notice.

Additional Information

Employees may meet this requirement by providing proof of having been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with any of the three COVID-19 vaccines (manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson). Employees are considered fully vaccinated if they are at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

This position is subject to Drug and Alcohol Testing according to MT Law 39-2-205-39-2-211.