Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Lead

capitalhealth; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Health is seeking a patient safety professional to lead programs that reduce risk and promote a proactive safety culture across its facilities. The role emphasizes data analysis, root cause investigations, and cross-functional collaboration to drive performance improvement.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field, RN preferred, and at least five years in acute care with patient safety or quality management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or other healthcare-related field is required or preferred.
• Experience in acute care settings with patient safety or quality management responsibilities is expected.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient safety programs to reduce risk and promote proactive safety culture.
• Analyze detailed patient-related errors and conduct management-level analyses to identify root causes.
• Develop and recommend changes, policies, or programs to prevent future errors; present findings to clinicians.

Skills

MS Office

Data analysis

Process improvement

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or other healthcare-related field

Job description

Capital Health is seeking a patient safety professional to lead programs that reduce risk and promote a proactive safety culture across its facilities. The role emphasizes data analysis, root cause investigations, and cross-functional collaboration to drive performance improvement.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field, RN preferred, and at least five years in acute care with patient safety or quality management experience.