Quality & Patient Safety Strategist

Cape Cod Healthcare; Hyannis (MA); On-site; USD 81,100 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, MA is seeking a Program Coordinator for Quality and Patient Safety to lead the service line's quality programs, regulatory compliance, and data analysis to support a culture of safety.

The role emphasizes performance improvement, PDCA cycles, and collaboration with clinicians to develop and monitor quality indicators, prepare reports, and support accreditation activities with state and national standards.

Qualifications

• RN license required
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing required, Master’s Degree preferred
• CPHQ preferred or proven experience in quality/process improvement and regulatory compliance
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated competence in quality data analysis and presentation
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Hospital with progressive experience in quality improvement preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Database and/or system management preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the data abstraction of all applicable data measures with strict adherence to the specifications manuals provided by the regulatory body.
• Demonstrates applicability of methodology and reliability of definitions of the Core Measure data elements through careful monitoring of data entry into MIDAS (incident reporting system)
• Maintains current working knowledge of the changes in data definitions and variables for reporting data measures as assigned.
• Responsible for data accuracy, meeting submission timelines for all required entities as assigned by Executive Director.
• Responsible for searching external databases and web sites to keep current on all data submission requirements and specifications and using data abstraction tools to produce meaningful analyses and correlation of data.

Skills

Effective communication

Facilitation

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

MIDAS

DataVision

Job description

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, MA is seeking a Program Coordinator for Quality and Patient Safety to lead the service line's quality programs, regulatory compliance, and data analysis to support a culture of safety.

The role emphasizes performance improvement, PDCA cycles, and collaboration with clinicians to develop and monitor quality indicators, prepare reports, and support accreditation activities with state and national standards.