Director, Patient Safety & High-Reliability Culture

Temple Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health is seeking a Director of Patient Safety at its Philadelphia campus to lead the organization’s patient safety program and system-wide harm-prevention efforts. You will design, implement, and evaluate safety strategies, oversee serious event analysis, and drive performance improvement.

This role partners with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing, and risk management to identify vulnerabilities and guide priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Health Sciences, Healthcare Quality and Safety, or related field (Required)
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Healthcare Quality and Safety, or related field (Preferred)
• 1 year in a leadership role within a healthcare setting or experience leading teams (Required)
• 5 years of progressive experience in patient safety, healthcare quality, risk management, regulatory compliance, performance improvement, or related healthcare function (Required)
• General experience with patient safety event-reporting systems, serious event review, root cause analysis, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and performance-improvement methods (Required)

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Temple Health's patient safety program and system-wide harm-prevention initiatives.
• Lead design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of patient safety strategies and event analysis processes.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing, clinical, operational, quality, risk management, and other stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Patient safety

Regulatory compliance

Performance improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Temple Health is seeking a Director of Patient Safety at its Philadelphia campus to lead the organization’s patient safety program and system-wide harm-prevention efforts. You will design, implement, and evaluate safety strategies, oversee serious event analysis, and drive performance improvement.

This role partners with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing, and risk management to identify vulnerabilities and guide priorities.