Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer

Valleywise Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 182,000 - 291,000; Full time

Job summary

Valleywise Health seeks an executive leader to drive enterprise quality, patient safety, and performance improvement across the health system. The role oversees strategy, governance, data integrity, and regulatory alignment to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading clinical quality programs, reporting to senior leadership, and ensuring compliance with accreditation and value-based requirements.

Qualifications

• Requires a master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Doctor in Nursing (DNP or PhD), Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Executive leadership experience in healthcare is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and executes quality and patient safety strategy with annual priorities and governance.
• Leads systemwide quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, and peer review programs.
• Directs performance improvement plans using data, benchmarking, and validated definitions.

Skills

Healthcare leadership

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Performance improvement

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in nursing or Healthcare Administration

Doctorate preferred

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Valleywise Health seeks an executive leader to drive enterprise quality, patient safety, and performance improvement across the health system. The role oversees strategy, governance, data integrity, and regulatory alignment to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading clinical quality programs, reporting to senior leadership, and ensuring compliance with accreditation and value-based requirements.