Quality & Patient Safety Executive - Performance Improvement

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System; Savannah (GA); Hybrid; USD 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System seeks an accomplished Chief Quality Officer to lead system-wide quality, safety, and patient experience strategies. You will oversee accreditation, performance measurement, and data analytics while guiding Lean Six Sigma initiatives for cost reduction and care improvement.

The role requires MD/DO board certification and at least 5 years of executive quality leadership in a complex health system, with strong collaboration across clinical and operational partners.

Qualifications

• Board-certified physician, MD or DO - Required.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in quality, safety, and performance improvement - Required.
• Executive-level quality leadership in a complex health system - Required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate system-wide quality, safety, and patient experience programs.
• Lead and integrate Lean Six Sigma into process improvements and cost reductions.
• Oversee accreditation readiness, regulatory compliance, and performance reporting.
• Partner with medical staff and leaders to drive strategic quality initiatives.
• Ensure data-driven quality and patient safety strategies across the system.

Skills

Quality leadership

Patient safety

Performance improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Executive communication

Healthcare analytics

Education

Board-certified physician MD or DO

Tools

Meditech

Symplr Performance

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Job description

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System seeks an accomplished Chief Quality Officer to lead system-wide quality, safety, and patient experience strategies. You will oversee accreditation, performance measurement, and data analytics while guiding Lean Six Sigma initiatives for cost reduction and care improvement.

The role requires MD/DO board certification and at least 5 years of executive quality leadership in a complex health system, with strong collaboration across clinical and operational partners.