Metropolitan Behavioral Health (a UHS Facility) is a growing, 144-bed behavioral health facility that provides a full continuum of inpatient services across the entire patient population, including specialty programs to serve adolescents, adults, and older adults, and perform behavioral health assessments 24-hours a day. Additionally, programs for co-occurring behavioral health and substance use issues are offered to meet the unique needs of this patient population. Metropolitan provides a robust outpatient program utilizing a combination of group, family, and individual therapy.
Position Summary: The Director of Performance Improvement (DPI) has broad responsibility to ensure the hospital's compliance at all times with all Joint Commission, CMS, and state regulatory agencies standards and requirements. The DPI is responsible for staff training and education on the hospital's performance initiatives and measures including outcomes measurement and reporting. The DPI works with leadership and all staff to ensure survey readiness at all times.
Benefit Highlights:
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in nursing, social work, or related health field is required. Master's Degree preferred. Combination of education and experience will be considered.
Experience: Four (4) years of experience in quality and risk management/improving organizational performance within an acute medical or psychiatric treatment setting.
Additional Requirements: A strong knowledge of Joint Commission, State of Michigan standards, CMS standards, and any other applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing mental health care facilities.
EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.