Patient Safety Manager

AtlantiCare; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Disability Coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

FSAs

Wellness Programs

Pet Insurance

Job summary

AtlantiCare is seeking a Patient Safety Manager to lead the hospital-wide patient safety program, collaborating with safety officers, risk managers and frontline staff to strengthen safety culture and outcomes.

The role focuses on prioritizing safety initiatives, reviewing events, conducting analyses, and sharing lessons learned to prevent recurrence. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare field required.
• 5+ years in a healthcare-related role.
• Master's degree in healthcare or business preferred.
• Equivalent experience or 2+ years in healthcare leadership.
• CPPS and/or CPHQ preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean certification preferred.
• Clinical experience or 2+ years direct patient care preferred.
• 1+ years in patient safety experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating regulatory surveys and projects.
• Proficiency with clinical applications required within 30–60 days.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the hospital-wide patient safety program.
• Coordinate with safety officers, risk managers, and clinical staff.
• Identify, review, and follow up on safety events.
• Conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication and share lessons learned.
• Oversee daily morning safety huddle and participate in committees.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare

Master's degree in healthcare/business

Tools

Clinical Applications

Job description

Patient Safety Manager

Job Description

ATLANTICARE _____________________________________________ROLE DESCRIPTION TITLE: Patient Safety Manager JOB CODE: #3558 EXEMPT: X NON-EXEMPT: DATE: 01/2026 Revised: POSITION SUMMARY The Patient Safety Manager reports to the Assistant Vice President of Patient Safety and leads the implementation of the hospital-wide patient safety program. In this role, the manager collaborates closely with patient safety officers, risk managers, frontline clinical staff, and quality and safety teams to strengthen a culture of safety and improve patient safety outcomes. The Patient Safety Manager works with Quality and Safety Leadership to evaluate and establish patient safety priorities aligned with the organization's strategic and operational objectives, such as patient safety indicators, and is responsible for operationalizing these priorities and leading initiatives to prevent and reduce associated safety risks. The role ensures the timely identification, review, and follow-up of safety events, facilitating dialogue among key stakeholders and subject matter experts. Safety events are identified through the incident reporting system, review of quality data including patient safety indicators and hospital-acquired conditions, leadership rounding, and interactions with frontline staff. The Patient Safety Manager oversees case review and apparent cause analyses, developing and implementing actionable recommendations to address identified safety issues. The Patient Safety Manager partners will clinically risk management for root cause analyses activities and follow-up. In addition, the Patient Safety Manager proactively identifies patient safety risks, develops mitigation plans, and supports the implementation and ongoing maintenance of safety initiatives. A key component of the role is facilitating the sharing of lessons learned from safety events across the organization to promote learning, transparency, and prevention of recurrence. The manager also oversees the hospital's daily morning safety huddle program to support ongoing communication, learning, and continuous improvement and participates as directed in organizational committees and meetings. Success in this role requires effective communication to navigate differing perspectives and drive meaningful change across the organization. The Patient Safety Manager must demonstrate sound judgment, establish credibility with diverse teams, maintain professional knowledge and competence in patient safety, and apply critical thinking and analytical skills to design and implement improvement initiatives. Collaboration across the organization and health system is essential to advancing patient safety goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) in healthcare related field and 5+ years in a healthcare-related role.
• Master of Arts or Science (Preferred) in healthcare, business, patient safety and/or health policy-related field.
• Equivalent Experience, Or 2+ years in a healthcare-related leadership role.
• Current healthcare professional licensure required (Preferred).
• CPPS and/or CPHQ certification preferred (Preferred).
• Six Sigma Green Belt / Lean Certification (Preferred).
• Clinical Experience, or 2+ years Direct patient care or strong technical knowledge of administrative, operational, and/or clinical healthcare functions.
• 1+ years Relevant patient safety experience preferred.
• 1+ years Coordinated, prepared, and/or participated in regulatory survey, 1+ years' Experience in project management or portfolio management or 1+ years Relevant experience applying process improvement methodology or Relevant alternative training.
• Proficiency in Clinical Applications preferred at time of hire; incumbents within position will be trained appropriately and then skill will be required for this position within 30-60 days from date of hire.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS Demonstrates the technical competencies as established on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

WORK ENVIRONMENT Potential for exposure to the hazards and risk of the hospital environment, including exposure to infectious disease, blood-borne pathogens, hazardous substances, and potential injury. This position requires frequent walking and standing with occasional bending and stooping. The essential functions for this position are listed on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP This position reports to Assistant Vice President, Patient Safety. The above statement reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position. 2

Job Details

• Job Identification 101012
• Job Category Human Resources
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Pay Range $70,172.00-$122,802.00
• Holidays Required No
• Weekends Required No
• Hrs Per Week 40
• Posting Requirement Post Int & Ext

Total Rewards at AtlantiCare

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans with employer contributions
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your educational goals
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
• Wellness Programs to help you thrive
• Voluntary Benefits, including Pet Insurance and more

Benefits offerings may vary based on position and are subject to eligibility requirements.

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Pay Transparency

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AtlantiCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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