• Manager, Patient Safety & Quality

    Hackensack Meridian Health (Perth Amboy, NJ)


    Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

     

    At **Hackensack Meridian** **_Health_** we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

     

    Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

     

    The **Manager of Patient Safety and Quality** acts in conjunction with the Director of Patient Safety & Quality to provide leadership for quality & safety improvement initiatives. Collaborates with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) initiative-focused groups, clinical transformation services and quality councils to achieve transformational and sustainable outcome improvements using project/program management, process and system mapping, reliability science data driven strategies, evidence based best practices and quality improvement strategies. Provides ongoing support, instruction, and leadership to meet and exceed all accreditation standards, and to ensure ongoing readiness for accreditation throughout all accredited programs. Works with the Director Patient Safety and Quality to respond to and coordinate investigation by the Joint Commission, Department of Health (DOH) and other external regulatory agencies.

     

    **Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required** :

    + Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare or health science field or other relevant area of study.

    + Minimum of 5 or more years of experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, and regulatory.

    + Performance Improvement experience.

    + Understanding of the Joint Commission and regulatory standards.

    + Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

    + Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

    **Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred** :

    + Master's degree in nursing, health care or health science.

    **Licenses and Certifications Required** :

    + Certified Professional in Patient Safety.

    **Licenses and Certifications Preferred** :

    + Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality.

     

    If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

     

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    HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.