Quality Patient Safety Program Manager Licensed

Founded in 1940, Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria, California. Serving over 250,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, cancer care, orthopedics, and stroke care. Additionally, Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As a Quality Patient Safety Professional, you will develop, implement, and monitor programs to enhance patient safety and drive continuous quality improvement.

Every day you will conduct risk assessments, analyze adverse events, identify root causes, and recommend evidence-based strategies. You will also collaborate with clinical teams and regulators, providing education and guidance on best practices.

To be successful, you will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of patient safety principles, quality improvement, and healthcare regulations. Your analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to influence change will be crucial for fostering a culture of safety and achieving exceptional patient outcomes.

The primary function of the Quality/Patient Safety Program Manager is to support, coordinate, and facilitate the quality management (QM), patient safety (PS) and regulatory performance improvement (PI) activities for the hospital and medical staff. This role also serves as a resource to employees, management, nursing directors, senior management, councils, physicians and teams on quality management activities and will handle patient sensitive and confidential hospital information

Required

• One (1) year healthcare-related quality management/performance improvement experience (e.g., chart audits, PI team member, etc.)
• Three (3) years clinical experience in an acute care setting
• Bachelor's degree OR minimum of five (5) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree

• Must possess current licensure in one of the following: Registered Nurse: CA (RN:CA), Registered Nurse Practitioner: CA (RNP:CA), Dietitian: CA (DIETITIAN:CA), Pharmacist: CA (PHARM:CA), Physical Therapist: CA (PT:CA), Occupational Therapist: CA (OT:CA), Speech Language Pathologist: CA (SLP:CA), Medical Radiographer: CA (MRAD:CA), Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA (RESP-LIC:CA), Social Worker: CA (SWORKER:CA), Doctor of Medicine: CA (MD:CA), or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine: CA (DO:CA).

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) within 24 - months

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  Healthcare Quality Mgmt (HCQM) within 24 - months

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• Cert Prof Healthcare Qual (CPQPS) within 24 - months