Director of Quality & Patient Safety RN

3M HEALTHCARE; Connecticut; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits - starting day 1!

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT, on-site Day Shift, seeks a Quality & Patient Safety leader with an RN license. The role oversees quality teams across Saint Francis Hospital and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, driving performance, data analytics, and regulatory compliance to improve patient safety and outcomes.

Required: RN license, Master’s in Nursing or related field preferred, 3 years of leadership experience, and CPHQ within 18 months.

Qualifications

• RN license is required and a Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or Business is preferred.
• Three years of leadership/management experience in a health-system setting is preferred.
• CPHQ certification is required within 18 months of role acceptance.
• Demonstrated expertise in quality, improvement methodologies, and patient safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an organizational quality and patient safety framework with monitoring of KPIs.
• Lead a large clinical and non-clinical team overseeing Quality & Patient Safety strategy.
• Oversee identification and reporting of meaningful quality data via reports and education.
• Develop department budget aligned with strategic directions within fiscal constraints.

Skills

RN license

Leadership

Data analytics

Regulatory compliance

Infection prevention

Quality improvement

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing

Healthcare Administration

Business

Tools

CPHQ

Job description

Overview

Employment Type: Full time
Shift: Day Shift

Description: This position requires RN license, work is on site in Hartford, CT.

Position Purpose: This position oversees the quality teams at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital. Responsibility for ensuring excellent performance quality outcomes, including registry data, performance improvement, data analytics, regulatory, patient safety, and infection prevention. This highly skilled professional will strive, in a fast-paced environment, to lead strategic initiatives across the community hospitals to improve patient care, safety, and quality outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulations and drive continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an organizational quality and patient safety framework for the organization monitoring of key performance indicators
• Lead a large team consisting of clinical and non-clinical team members with the responsibility of development and oversight of Quality & Patient Safety strategic
• Oversee the identification of meaningful overall organizational quality data and measurements, ensuring they are reported and shared through reports, presentations, and education
• Develop overall department budget to complement strategic directions within existing fiscal constraints

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) required, Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or Business preferred
• Three (3) years of relevant leadership and management experience within a health‑system setting preferred
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) required within 18 months of role acceptance
• Demonstrated expertise in quality, quality improvement methodologies, principles, tools, and workload measurement; and evidence‑based patient safety practices

Highlights and Benefits

• Full time 40hrs M-F days
• Excellent benefits - starting day 1!

Facility Information

Saint Francis Hospital is committed to exceeding the expectations of our patients and families by providing world-class service in a progressive, people-centered, compassionate health care environment. We are licensed for 617 beds and 65 bassinets, are a major teaching hospital and the largest Catholic hospital in New England.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.