Serves as the lead for Nursing performance, safety, and quality improvement activities, providing oversight to a team of Performance, Safety, & Improvement Coordinators. This role provides supervisory-level leadership in guiding team efforts, ensuring data integrity, aligning project work with organizational priorities, and supporting adherence to regulatory standards. Functions as the primary liaison for data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives within Nursing and Patient Care Services.
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”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.
Requires the knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Nursing. Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey. Minimum of three to five years of relevant experience in quality improvement, patient safety, or performance measurement, preferably in an acute care setting. Demonstrated experience with data governance, clinical analytics, or project coordination in a healthcare environment. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to inform decision-making. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to guide and mentor peers without formal authority.
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.
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