The Director of Quality and Patient Safety is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the organization's Quality, Performance Improvement, Patient Safety, and Regulatory programs. This role develops, implements, and oversees a comprehensive, system-wide quality management and patient safety program that supports safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. Serving as a highly visible leader and change agent, the Director of Quality and Patient Safety collaborates with physicians, nursing, clinical and operational leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, reduce preventable harm, strengthen a culture of safety and high reliability, and drive organizational performance through data-driven quality improvement initiatives. The Director of Quality and Patient Safety oversees regulatory readiness, quality reporting, patient safety event management, peer review, and performance improvement activities while supporting the organization's mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.
St. Joseph's Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization's outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation's "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".
St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.
| Location | Paterson, NJ |