National Senior Director, Quality and Patient Safety Policy

Quick Facts

• Role: National Senior Director, Quality and Patient Safety Policy
• Focus: National quality and patient safety policy leadership and principal advisory role
• Work schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week
• Appointment: 4-year 7306 appointment with potential for re-appointment (not guaranteed)
• Relocation/recruitment incentives: Not authorized
• Salary range (Physician): $145,000–$295,000

Description

The National Senior Director (NSD), Quality and Patient Safety Policy serves as the principal advisor on national quality and patient safety policy and reports to VHA leadership through the Assistant Under Secretary for Health (AUSH), Integrated Care and Delivery. The role formulates, promulgates, and governs enterprise policies, standards, and oversight frameworks that enable safe, effective, reliable, and high-quality care for Veterans across VHA. The NSD leads development of VHA’s quality and patient safety policy architecture, ensures alignment with statutory/regulatory requirements, and provides authoritative guidance to program offices and health system leadership for consistent execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and govern enterprise-wide quality and patient safety policy architecture
• Formulate and promulgate policies, standards, and oversight frameworks for safe, effective, high-quality care
• Ensure alignment with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Provide authoritative guidance and governance to program offices, VISNs, HSAs, and HCS for consistent operational execution

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• MD or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine (or qualifying foreign medical graduate pathway with ECFMG requirements)
• Current, full, unrestricted physician license to practice medicine/surgery in a U.S. state/territory/DC
• Completed residency training in an accredited core specialty program (ACGME/AOA or other approved pathway)
• Technical Qualifications (executive-level): High-Reliability Organization principles and enterprise quality/patient-safety initiatives; ability to develop/implement national enterprise policies and strategic/program-management frameworks; advanced knowledge of health informatics, research/evaluation, statistical analysis, data analytics, quality improvement, and education principles
• Pass background investigation and meet employment conditions
• May require designated and/or random drug testing
• Selective Service registration (for eligible males)
• Complete required online onboarding and documentation requirements

Benefits

A federal career offers a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on position type. Exact benefits are determined by the specific full-time/part-time/intermittent status and role details.