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Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in communities across the country. With a focus on consumer-friendly processes and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. We are driven by our purpose of caring for people: our patients, our communities and one another.

Located in Brentwood, Tennessee, Ardent has earned a reputation as one of the industry’s strongest and most innovative healthcare systems. Our facilities and clinics are consistently recognized among healthcare’s best employers. We recognize each hospital and clinic is as unique as the community it serves. We strive to maintain strong community ties through advisory boards, contributions, charitable care, education and outreach.

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Ardent makes considerable investments in people, technology, facilities, and communities, producing high quality care and extraordinary results. From newly constructed facilities and expanded services, to lifesaving technology and outstanding opportunities for employees, Ardent is committed to providing its hospitals and clinics the tools needed to succeed.

We believe it is this mix of corporate support and local autonomy that equips our teams for success.

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Clinical Excellence and Survey Readiness provides strategic leadership and operational oversight to advance clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory readiness across the enterprise. This role partners hospital and system leaders to improve clinical outcomes, reduce healthcare‑associated infections (HAIs), prevent patient harm, and support performance in CMS quality programs, including CMS 5‑Star and other value‑based initiatives.

The AVP is responsible for leading and integrating patient safety, quality improvement, survey readiness, accreditation, and regulatory compliance efforts. This leader fosters a culture of high reliability, continuous readiness, accountability, and learning by embedding patient safety science, Just Culture principles, and evidence‑based practices into daily operations. The AVP oversees preparedness for regulatory surveys and accreditation activities, ensuring sustained compliance with standards established by The Joint Commission (TJC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and applicable state and federal regulatory agencies. Through collaboration with Quality, Risk Management, Infection Prevention, and clinical and operational leaders, the AVP drives system‑wide strategies that align patient safety, clinical outcomes, and accreditation performance with organizational priorities and community health needs.