Maimonides Health

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Overview

We seek an Obstetrical Safety and Quality Clinician to assume a leadership role in promoting a culture of patient safety and quality with adherence to national clinical standards. You will assure that the Medical Center is in compliance with all State and Federal regulatory agencies, including DOH, JCAHO, ACOG and AWOHNN. In addition, you will participate in the education of staff related to the patient safety initiatives; coordinate, monitor and analyze data for departmental performance improvement review and serve as a visible and recognized advocate for patient safety in perinatal clinical areas both inpatient and ambulatory.

Responsibilities

• • Co-Lead the quality committee within the department in collaboration with the Vice Chair for Quality
  • Develop and implement obstetrical patient safety programs in inpatient and ambulatory settings
  • Ensure compliance with state/federal regulations (DOH, JCAHO, ACOG, AWOHNN, & Leapfrog)
  • Manage monitoring systems and maintain data dashboards to track safety metrics and identify risks
  • Implement best practices through departmental policies, procedures, and quality assurance programs
  • Monitor national benchmarks and recommend new safety standards
  • Lead root cause and apparent cause analysis and coordinate improvement plans
  • Liaison with organizational-wide quality and safety committee, Chief Quality Officer, nursing leadership, clinical IT, Risk Management, and Performance Improvement teams
  • Attend and present department specific data at quality meetings.

Qualifications

• Current NYS licensure: MD, BSN, MS or MSN required.
• Masters degree is required.
• Competency in Performance improvement tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis is preferred.
• Knowledge of EPIC or other EMRs is required.
• Knowledge of RL Datix or other incident reporting systems is required.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience
• Candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams of clinicians.

Pay Range

USD $167,911.00 - USD $204,750.00 /Yr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.