Quality & Patient Safety Leader

Oceans Healthcare; Gretna (LA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Greater New Orleans is seeking a Manager, Quality and Patient Safety to coordinate performance improvement activities, monitor key metrics, and support safety investigations. You will educate staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain survey readiness across clinical and operational teams.

The role requires strong data analysis, auditing, and communication skills, with experience in CMS/Joint Commission standards and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; master's preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in an acute care hospital; inpatient psychiatric setting preferred.
• Experience in teaching, clinical program development, and database management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate performance improvement activities and monitor measures.
• Maintain and analyze databases for quality and safety metrics.
• Conduct audits and data collection to evaluate progress.
• Support investigations and root cause analyses.
• Provide staff education on quality, safety, and compliance.
• Assist with survey readiness and regulatory reporting.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and reports for committees.

Skills

MS Word

Excel

E-fax

Data reporting

CMS COS

Joint Commission

State licensing

Audits

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s degree (Preferred)

Job description

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Greater New Orleans is seeking a Manager, Quality and Patient Safety to coordinate performance improvement activities, monitor key metrics, and support safety investigations. You will educate staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain survey readiness across clinical and operational teams.

The role requires strong data analysis, auditing, and communication skills, with experience in CMS/Joint Commission standards and documentation.