Senior Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Lead

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health is seeking a senior leader to drive patient safety and quality improvement across facilities. The role focuses on organizing performance improvement efforts, coaching teams, and providing system-wide education on patient safety initiatives.

The position requires a Bachelor's (Master's preferred) in a related field, clinical licensure preferred, and 5–7 years in healthcare with 2–4 years in leadership. Lean concepts and strong MS Office skills are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• RN or other clinical licensure preferred; certification in health care quality, patient safety or related accreditation entity preferred, required within 1 year of employment.
• 5-7 years experience in healthcare or directly related field and 2-4 years leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Concepts preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient safety improvement efforts and coach facilities in performance improvement with focus on process redesign and measurement.
• Serve as team leader, preceptor, mentor, and system expert for patient safety training and new initiatives; support leadership with reviewer work products and performance appraisals.
• Prepare quality reports, scorecards, and presentations.
• Coordinate patient safety meetings, analyze trends, identify improvements, create action plans, and track follow-up metrics.
• Organize the annual facility leadership conference and develop the Patient Safety Plan.
• Conduct leading practice research and share results system-wide to embed best practices.
• Provide education and training on patient safety initiatives, including project management, process redesign, rapid design, and measurement.
• Coordinate activities supporting medical staff quality and provide updates to sponsors and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Quality improvement

Lean concepts

Education/training

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

RN licensure or clinical license

Health care quality/patient safety certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Atrium Health is seeking a senior leader to drive patient safety and quality improvement across facilities. The role focuses on organizing performance improvement efforts, coaching teams, and providing system-wide education on patient safety initiatives.

The position requires a Bachelor's (Master's preferred) in a related field, clinical licensure preferred, and 5–7 years in healthcare with 2–4 years in leadership. Lean concepts and strong MS Office skills are expected.