Location: Anchorage, Alaska, United States (On-site)

Employment Type: Interim / Contract

Compensation: USD $3,700 weekly (Weekly Base: $3,000 + Weekly Stipend: $700) all travel expenses covered

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced interim quality leader to support a hospital in Alaska while ensuring a successful transition and long-term success for the permanent leader. This on-site role will provide hands-on leadership for Quality and Patient Safety, help standardize best practices, and coach the incoming permanent leader on established system-based quality expectations and operating rhythms. The interim leader will maintain frequent communication with divisional and facility clinical and quality leadership to align priorities, performance improvement, and regulatory readiness.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide executive oversight for hospital Quality, Patient Safety, and Risk Management programs.
  • Partner closely with divisional quality/clinical leaders and facility medical leadership to drive alignment and accountability.
  • Coach and mentor the incoming permanent leader; transfer knowledge, tools, dashboards, and governance processes.
  • Lead performance improvement initiatives across inpatient and outpatient settings, including reduction of harm events and variability.
  • Oversee quality metrics, reporting, and action planning (e.g., core measures, infection prevention, readmissions, patient experience, peer review).
  • Ensure survey readiness and compliance with applicable federal/state regulations and accrediting standards.
  • Strengthen event reporting, root cause analysis, corrective action plans, and enterprise risk mitigation.
  • Facilitate Quality Committee and interdisciplinary governance meetings; provide clear executive-level communication.

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum 4+ years of experience in healthcare quality and/or risk management with demonstrated leadership.
  • Executive-level experience leading quality programs within an acute-care hospital or multi-site health system.
  • Strong working knowledge of regulatory and accreditation requirements and hospital survey processes.
  • Proven ability to lead change, build collaborative relationships with physicians and senior leaders, and deliver measurable outcomes.
  • Expertise in quality improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, PDSA, Six Sigma) and data-driven performance management.
  • Ability to work on-site in Anchorage, Alaska for the duration of the interim engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or related field.
  • Active clinical license and/or relevant certification (e.g., CPHQ, CPPS) preferred.
  • Experience supporting leadership transitions and establishing standardized operating models.
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