Healthcare Quality & Performance Improvement Manager

Columbia Memorial Hospital; Oakdale (NY); On-site; USD 64,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Memorial Health is seeking a Quality Improvement leader to coordinate organization-wide initiatives, manage regulatory requirements, and drive performance improvement across departments. The role emphasizes collaboration with medical staff and leadership to enhance patient safety and care quality.

The position requires strong program management, data analysis, and supervisory experience in a healthcare quality setting; RN/CPHQ credentials are preferred and a Bachelor’s degree is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare, health science, public health, nursing, or related field.
• Master's degree in a health-related field preferred.
• RN license and/or CPHQ preferred.
• Minimum 3 years healthcare quality experience in areas such as quality management, performance improvement, project management, healthcare operations, clinical data management, regulatory requirements, or management of medical offices preferred.
• Experience managing multiple projects, developing project plans, documenting requirements, managing timelines, and status reporting preferred.
• Existing knowledge of healthcare quality reporting requirements is preferred.
• Direct supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate organization-wide Quality Management and Performance Improvement activities to support safe, effective, and high-quality patient care.
• Coordinate Quality Department data, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and performance-improvement initiatives while managing multiple projects and supporting Care Center programs and operational initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with medical staff, leadership, Care Centers, clinical and administrative departments, and other stakeholders to implement improvements, monitor outcomes, and achieve organizational quality and patient-safety goals.

Skills

Quality improvement

Project management

Data analysis

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare or related field

Master's degree in health-related field (preferred)

Job description

Columbia Memorial Health is seeking a Quality Improvement leader to coordinate organization-wide initiatives, manage regulatory requirements, and drive performance improvement across departments. The role emphasizes collaboration with medical staff and leadership to enhance patient safety and care quality.

The position requires strong program management, data analysis, and supervisory experience in a healthcare quality setting; RN/CPHQ credentials are preferred and a Bachelor’s degree is