Medical Director of Pediatric Quality

The Medical Director of Quality provides strategic and clinical leadership for pediatric quality, patient safety, performance improvement, and outcomes optimization across AdventHealth for Children and Network.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive pediatric quality and patient safety strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Serve as a clinical champion for quality initiatives, ensuring integration of best practices across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Promote collaboration, ensure desired outcomes, and serve as an accountability partner within AHFC and across the Network.
• Responsible for identifying, prioritizing and driving performance outcomes in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members.
• Act as a clinical integrator across medical staff, nursing, quality, patient experience, and operations to align pediatric quality priorities with organizational strategy.
• Oversee development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement programs to enhance patient outcomes and safety.
• Lead root cause analyses, failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA), and other risk-reduction strategies.
• Sponsor and guide high reliability and Lean-based improvement initiatives to drive sustained performance and reduce variation in pediatric care delivery. Promote a 'Just Culture' that encourages reporting and learning from adverse events without fear of retribution. Support AHFC serving as a 'High Reliability Organization.' Promote Morbidity & Mortality reviews that allow for shared learning and collaborative growth where needed. Ensure communication of these initiatives across the network and AdventHealth organizationally where appropriate. Provides leadership in the delivery of care through medical practice both in clinical units and the organization and acts as a liaison for nursing care. Ensure evidence-based practice standards for care delivery are achieved by all departments and areas of oversight. Rounds with intention on the units, engaging staff and lead in maintaining an environment of safety.

Skills & Qualifications

• MD or DO with current board certification in a pediatric specialty.
• Active, unrestricted medical license in the state of Florida (or ability to obtain).
• Minimum 5 years of clinical experience with demonstrated leadership in quality improvement and patient safety.
• Advanced training or certification in healthcare quality (e.g., Masters of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety, CPHQ, Lean Six Sigma) preferred.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory standards, accreditation processes, and pediatric quality metrics.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and transition management skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and mentor others to their optimum levels of skill and professionalism

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of clinical experience with demonstrated leadership in quality improvement and patient safety.
• Advanced training or certification in healthcare quality (e.g., Masters of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety, CPHQ, Lean Six Sigma) preferred.

Why Join Us

• Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit.
• AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, grow spiritually by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ.

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave