Director, Quality, Patient Safety & Regulatory Excellence

Beacon Health System; Granger (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Health System is seeking a senior quality leader to oversee quality, patient safety, regulatory readiness, accreditation, and performance improvement across its hospitals, including Memorial Hospital of South Bend and Beacon Granger Hospital.

The role reports to the Chief Quality Officer and focuses on strategic quality planning, standardized processes, and cross-entity collaboration to improve patient outcomes and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, public health, business administration, or other healthcare-related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive healthcare quality, patient safety, regulatory, accreditation, or performance improvement experience required.
• Minimum of three years of leadership experience required.
• Experience leading quality and patient safety programs within an acute care hospital environment required.

Responsibilities

• Determine short- and long-term quality, patient safety, regulatory, and performance improvement objectives.
• Develop and execute strategic quality plans across Beacon Health System entities.
• Provide leadership for quality management, patient safety, accreditation, regulatory readiness, and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a culture of safety and high reliability across assigned hospitals and entities.
• Serve as primary quality advisor to hospital presidents and leadership teams.
• Coordinate with regulatory bodies and external performance programs as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Change management

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing/healthcare admin/public health/business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

IHI Model for Improvement

Healthcare Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (HFMEA)

Job description

Beacon Health System is seeking a senior quality leader to oversee quality, patient safety, regulatory readiness, accreditation, and performance improvement across its hospitals, including Memorial Hospital of South Bend and Beacon Granger Hospital.

The role reports to the Chief Quality Officer and focuses on strategic quality planning, standardized processes, and cross-entity collaboration to improve patient outcomes and regulatory compliance.