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Director, Quality – Health Equity
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation. Identify opportunities and develop strategies to improve health outcomes and quality, decrease cost, improve value, and advance health equity across Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial populations .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing quality improvement and health equity strategies, utilizing data analytics to identify disparities and drive targeted interventions. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaborations and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations while fostering an inclusive team environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Quality ImprovementHealth Equity Strategy DevelopmentData AnalysisLeadership in Healthcare SettingsCollaboration with Health Systems
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Hard Skills
Quality MeasurementPerformance Improvement StrategiesChange ManagementPopulation Health ManagementData StratificationElectronic Medical RecordsClinical Data AnalysisBudget OversightHealth Disparities KnowledgeCulturally Responsive Care
Soft Skills
Advanced Communication SkillsTeam BuildingInterpersonal SkillsCoaching and SupervisionInclusive Decision-Making
Tools & Technologies
MS WordMS ExcelMS PowerPointEpic
Certifications & Qualifications
Quality Management CertificationPublic Health CertificationHealth Equity Certification
Industry Keywords
MedicaidMedicareValue-Based CareHealth EquityQuality ImprovementHealthcare RegulationsPayer Quality MeasuresAccountable CareTransformation ProgramsSocial Drivers of Health
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify opportunities and develop strategies to improve health outcomes and quality, decrease cost, improve value, and advance health equity across Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial populations
- Lead development, implementation, and evaluation of quality and health equity strategies, including multi-year strategic plans and annual work plans
- Use data and analytics stratified by race, ethnicity, language, disability, geography, and other demographic or social factors to identify disparities and opportunities for targeted improvement
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop quality improvement, health equity, and transformation programs advancing the Quintuple Aim
- Assess feasibility, impact, sustainability, and resource needs of proposed strategies
- Interface with health system leaders, network providers, payers, community partners, and stakeholders to align priorities
- Provide oversight and leadership of quality improvement and health equity programs
- Establish and monitor performance goals for quality measures, equity priorities, disparities reduction, and value-based contract requirements
- Develop and implement performance improvement initiatives to meet quality, cost, value, and equity targets
- Integrate a health equity lens into quality improvement activities and develop interventions to close gaps
- Support culturally responsive, patient-centered approaches addressing clinical, social, and structural barriers to health
- Represent OHSU Health Services on quality, health equity, transformation, and value-based care committees and workgroups
- Collaborate with IT and analytics teams on regular and ad hoc reporting and analytics
- Ensure quality and equity data are accurate, actionable, and distributed timely
- Translate data into actionable insights for clinical and operational leaders and evaluate interventions
- Follow HIPAA-compliant policies and applicable laws, regulations, and organizational requirements
- Train, supervise, coach, and evaluate assigned staff
- Ensure employee productivity, timely deliverables, and quality assurance
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and annual reviews
- Foster an inclusive team environment supporting growth, collaboration, accountability, and equitable decision-making
- Maintain knowledge of federal, state, payer, and contractual requirements
- Develop annual Quality & Health Equity Strategy and work plan
- Create and revise quality, value, transformation, and health equity policies and procedures
- Support alignment with Medicaid and Medicare quality and health equity requirements and payer expectations
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare field, business administration or related field
- Quality improvement training, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of three (3) years of progressive leadership experience, including leadership in healthcare settings
- Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in healthcare quality improvement, population health, value-based care, health equity, or closely related work
- Strong analytical skills with knowledge of electronic medical records, clinical and claims data, quality measurement, and data analysis
- Knowledge of effective performance improvement strategies, change management, and team building
- Ability to apply a health equity lens to strategy, measurement, program design, and evaluation
- Knowledge of health disparities, social drivers of health, culturally responsive care, and methods for stratifying and interpreting population level data
- Experience building collaborative relationships across health systems, payers, providers, and community organizations
- Advanced written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex or sensitive findings to executive, clinical, and community audiences
- Experience with project, team, and budget oversight
- Computer proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Power Point
- Ability to flourish in an office setting with colleagues as well as in a self-structured independent setting
- Preferred: Master’s degree in healthcare field, business administration or related field
- Preferred: Health plan, clinically integrated network, accountable care, or value-based contracting experience
- Preferred: Experience developing and implementing health equity strategies and disparity-reduction initiatives
- Preferred: In-depth experience with systems/process improvement and cross-system transformation
- Preferred: Working knowledge of Epic
- Preferred: Knowledge of ambulatory and acute care operations and workflows
- Preferred: Experience with Medicaid and Medicare quality programs, payer quality measures, and health equity requirements
- Preferred: Quality management, improvement, public health, or health equity-related certification
Benefits
Comp & perks- Monday–Friday schedule with daytime hours
- Virtual and in-person work interactions
- Opportunities to learn and advance within a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington
- Reasonable accommodation available upon request