Safety and Quality Manager-OB/GYN

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,461 - 159,161; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York is seeking a Safety and Quality Manager responsible for the incident investigation and reporting process, and identifying, assessing, reporting, educating and recommending solutions to quality improvement and risk management issues.

The role collaborates with leadership to meet regulatory standards, maintains policies, and tracks corrective actions. It supports staff education and may help credentialing and training programs within departments.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required, preferably in a health science.
• 3+ years experience with a preferred minimum of 2 years in a clinical role and exposure to quality and safety management.
• Current NYS clinical licensure in a relevant field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for incident investigation and reporting, and recommendation of quality improvement and risk management issue solutions.
• Collaborates with leadership staff to ensure regulatory and professional standards are met.
• Maintains, reviews and updates all specialty policies in accordance with hospital, professional and regulatory standards.
• Identifies, responds to and investigates potential and actual risk management issues; reports significant events to regulators and internal staff; tracks corrective actions.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to identify opportunities for improving patient outcomes and reducing risk.
• Assesses staff educational needs and develops training programs to address them; may credential staff as needed.
• May assist in developing new educational programs based on standards and recommendations.
• May participate in relevant process improvement committees.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in Health Science

Job description

Description

The Safety and Quality Manager is accountable for the incident investigation and reporting process, and identifying, assessing, reporting, educating and recommending solutions to quality improvement and risk management issues. This individual may also address educational, certification and competency issues for the staff, and coordinates JCAHO and other regulatory standards and related initiatives through interdisciplinary communication with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for incident investigation and reporting, and recommendation of quality improvement and risk management issue solutions. Supports excellence in the delivery of patient care services, patient management; the unit and clinical service objectives and the goals of the organization.
• Collaborates with leadership staff to ensure that the highest expectations of regulatory and professional standards are met. Provides support to clinical leadership in development of interdisciplinary standards relevant to the department.
• Maintains, reviews and updates all specialty policies in accordance with hospital, professional and regulatory standards.
• Identifies, responds to and investigates potential and actual risk management issues. Reports significant events to the appropriate regulatory agency and internal hospital staff. Tracks corrective action plans to completion.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to identify opportunities for improving patient outcomes, to reduce future risk and to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Assesses staff educational needs and develops training programs to address their needs. Provides individual and group education programs to meet corrective action goals; if applicable to a specific department role, may be responsible for staff members to be appropriately credentialed, competent and have completed required educational programs.
• May assist in the development of new educational programs based on professional standards, performance improvement data and regulatory agency (i.e., JCAHO and the Department of Mental Hygiene) recommendations.
• May participate in relevant process improvement committees.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required, preferably in a health science.
• 3+ years experience with a preferred minimum of 2 years in a clinical role and exposure to quality and safety management.
• Current NYS clinical licensure in a relevant field (i.e., RN, NP, PA, Social Work, Mental Health Counselor, or related) is preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $96,461 - $159,161 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.