Schedule: Monday-FridayJob Location Type: Remote with up to 60% travel
Your Experience Matters
At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that drives quality, scalability, and meaningful impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of our Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those in our facilities who are delivering direct patient care-helping us achieve our mission of Making Communities Healthier®.
How You'll Contribute
Reporting to the Division Director of Nursing, the Director of Quality oversees and ensures the highest standards of quality and compliance across the Behavioral Health Division. This role leads the development and implementation of quality improvement programs, ensures regulatory compliance, and promotes a culture of continuous improvement. The Director will lead a team of quality professionals and work cross-functionally to enhance patient outcomes, clinical quality, and operational efficiency.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the design and oversight of quality assurance, performance improvement, and staff development programs
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, including TJC, CMS, Medicaid, and state laws
- Supporting and guiding Facility Directors of Quality and Risk Management
- Analyzing data to assess regional performance and provide regular reports to division leadership
- Assisting with regulatory and accreditation survey readiness and follow-up
- Collaborating with facilities to identify safety risks and corrective actions
- Monitoring quality benchmarks, clinical outcomes, and performance indicators
- Leading training and onboarding for new quality directors and quality-related staff education
- Managing regional projects to address survey citations and clinical trends
- Supporting quarterly governing board reporting for assigned facilities
- Leading continuous quality improvement and implementing best practices across facilities
- Providing onsite and virtual support for compliance, training, and documentation reviews
- Other duties as assigned
Why Join Us
We believe investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to base compensation, this position also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance; short-/long-term disability; paid family leave; and PTO
- Career Growth: Tuition and certification assistance, student loan help, and a 401(k) plan with company match
- Employee Well-being: Free gym memberships, virtual care access, mental health support, and lifestyle discounts
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and advancement opportunities
What We're Looking For
- Education: Master's degree in a health-related field preferred; Bachelor's degree with five years of behavioral health experience required
- Experience:
- Experience in behavioral health settings including psychiatric, geriatric, and chemical dependency services
- Healthcare quality and compliance experience required
- Multi-facility oversight preferred
- Licenses: Active, unencumbered nursing or social work license required
- Certifications: CPHQ preferred
- Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of healthcare regulations and accreditation standards
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Proven experience with regulatory readiness, survey outcomes, and quality data analytics
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects and mentor teams
Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.