Senior Patient Safety & Quality Leader

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Patient Safety & Quality Specialist Senior to lead complex clinical quality, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives aligned with the hospital's strategic goals. This senior role oversees data analysis, reporting, and governance to drive outcomes.

You will partner with senior leadership to implement data-driven solutions, develop dashboards, and ensure regulatory compliance across CMS and Joint Commission standards, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, informatics, analytics, pharmacy, health administration, epidemiology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in patient safety and quality improvement.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to synthesize complex data into executive-level insights.
• Strong leadership and influence skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory and accreditation requirements (CMS, Joint Commission).
• Expertise in quality improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, RCA, PDSA, FMEA).
• Excellent communication and executive-level storytelling with data.

Responsibilities

• Independently supports achievement of departmental and organizational goals.
• Leads reporting of CMS/Joint Commission metrics.
• Ensures ongoing compliance with performance improvement requirements.
• Partners with clinical/ancillary departments to design and evaluate processes.
• Maintains confidentiality and integrity of clinical data in reporting.
• Facilitates performance improvement teams and readiness activities.
• Performs data abstraction and validation from electronic health records.
• Develops dashboards and presentations to communicate quality performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree (nursing/informatics/analytics)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Johns Hopkins Medicine in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Patient Safety & Quality Specialist Senior to lead complex clinical quality, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives aligned with the hospital's strategic goals. This senior role oversees data analysis, reporting, and governance to drive outcomes.

You will partner with senior leadership to implement data-driven solutions, develop dashboards, and ensure regulatory compliance across CMS and Joint Commission standards, while