Head of Quality & Patient Safety

Elevatus; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Fakeeh Care in Jeddah seeks a Director of Quality & Risk Management to oversee organization-wide quality and risk programs, ensuring regulatory and accrediting body compliance. You will champion patient safety and lead a team to drive performance improvement across the hospital.

The role requires extensive experience in quality management, accreditation processes, and data-driven decision making, with Arabic and English proficiency. This is a full-time on-site position in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, nursing, medical science, or related field (master’s preferred).
• Certification in quality/risk management or patient safety (e.g., CPHQ, CPPS) is a must.

Responsibilities

• Oversees day-to-day oversight and direction of the Quality and Risk Management Department tasks.
• Manages department logistics, recruitment and annual evaluation.
• Leads regulatory and accreditation compliance and hospital accreditation processes.
• Develops and revises hospital policies to enhance quality, compliance, and safety.
• Identifies data trends, ensures data collection, analysis and dissemination of KPIs.
• Leads performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and quality of care.

Skills

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory interpretation

Judgement and decision making

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

None

Job description

Fakeeh Care in Jeddah seeks a Director of Quality & Risk Management to oversee organization-wide quality and risk programs, ensuring regulatory and accrediting body compliance. You will champion patient safety and lead a team to drive performance improvement across the hospital.

The role requires extensive experience in quality management, accreditation processes, and data-driven decision making, with Arabic and English proficiency. This is a full-time on-site position in Saudi Arabia.