Quality & Patient Safety Project Manager, Full Time, Morristown, NJ

Atlantic Health; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health seeks a Quality and Safety Project Manager to advance evidence-based care through system design, reengineering, and project management, driving patient safety and quality improvement across departments in Morristown, New Jersey.

You will collect and analyze quality data, monitor corrective actions, train staff in safety principles, and support regulatory compliance with Joint Commission and state standards through PI techniques.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality improvement initiatives across clinical teams.
• Ability to collect, analyze and report quality data to drive action.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards (Joint Commission, state DOH) and accreditation processes.

Responsibilities

• Leads quality improvement projects and patient safety initiatives.
• Provides in-service training on quality principles and PI techniques.
• Collects, analyzes and reports quality data; monitors corrective actions.
• Supports regulatory compliance activities and accreditation surveys.
• Facilitates process improvement within assigned areas.

Skills

Project management

Quality improvement

Data analysis

Training

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Statistical analysis

Tools

None

Job description

The Quality and Safety Project Manager supports Atlantic Health's approach to evidence-based care and clinical excellence by using the techniques of system design, reengineering, project management, patient safety, quality improvement, outcomes measurement, and statistical analysis to achieve national benchmarks and organizational goals. This includes project management, training, data management, and activities to support regulatory compliance.

• Project Management: Facilitates/assists with quality improvement projects for teams and/or departments as assigned. Engages in activities to identify potential patient safety risks and initiatives to improve patient safety.
• Training: Provides in-service training in patient safety principles/practices, quality management, performance improvement techniques and organizational operating procedure standards. Participates in Shared Governance Councils, Hospital Quality/Patient Safety meetings providing guidance and instruction in PI Techniques
• Data Management: Collects, compiles, analyzes and reports quality data. Monitors effectiveness and adherence with corrective action plans and reports findings to the Director of Quality and Patient Safety or designee.
• Regulatory Compliance: Participates in activities to monitor and ensure ongoing compliance with quality and regulatory standards such Joint Commission, State Department of Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, payers and other agencies. Provides support during accreditation/regulatory surveys.
• Process Improvement: Supports/facilitates process improvement work within assigned areas of responsibility