Director of Quality and Patient Safety

4 weeks ago


Akron, Ohio, United States Atlantic Health System Full time

Job Summary:

The Director of Quality and Patient Safety leads the development of a comprehensive and unified program of clinical quality, performance improvement, and patient safety in a challenging value-based healthcare delivery system.

This role works to sustain a culture of quality and safety, transparency, teamwork, measurement, and accountability with clinicians and medical center team members.

The Director collaborates with the other AHS QPS Directors, medical centers' senior management, physician and nursing leadership, service line directors, infection prevention, Advisory Board members, and patients to instill continuous positive change in the organization's quality and patient safety culture.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Quality Management: Responsible for the successful implementation of AHS quality and patient safety program within assigned medical center.
  • Process Improvement: Provides oversight, support, and consultative services to quality improvement teams.
  • Patient Safety: Leads the integration of high reliability organization (HRO) principles into the organization and supports the advancement of the organization and system in the HRO journey.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Establishes and implements systems and processes to ensure ongoing adherence to regulatory standards within assigned medical center.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field.
  • Master's degree in a healthcare-related field or MBA.
  • 5 years' experience in quality improvement or patient safety within a healthcare setting.
  • 3 years' experience in leadership in a complex healthcare delivery system.
  • 3-5 years of clinical experience within an acute care hospital or health system.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality or Patient Safety.
  • Current NJ Registered Nurse Licensure or Clinical Licensure.

About Us:

Atlantic Health System is a leading non-profit healthcare system in the nation, committed to providing exceptional care to our patients and communities.

We are headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and our facilities and sites of care include Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, Hackettstown Medical Center, Goryeb Children's Hospital, CentraState Healthcare System, Atlantic Home Care and Hospice, Atlantic Mobile Health, Atlantic Rehabilitation, and Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received numerous awards and recognition for our services, including being named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine, Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, and 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor, and we abide by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment.



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