Director of Quality and Patient Safety

Department and Name: Quality Management- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Physical Location: Woodbridge, VA
Location Type: On-Site
Employment Status: Regular-Full time
Shift: First (Days)
Posted Date: April 14, 2026

## Job Overview

The Director of Quality and Patient Safety is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of patient safety and quality programs within the organization. Ensures compliance with accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices to deliver high-quality, safe care to patients. Collaborate with clinical and administrative teams to drive initiatives that reduce risk, enhance patient outcomes, and foster a culture of safety.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Level Degree (required)
• 5 years of Leadership experience (required)
• 5 years of Healthcare Operations experience (required)
• Previous experience in Data Analysist (preferred)
• Local travel required

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic oversight and support for the hospital’s Patient Safety Program, providing expert guidance to top management on improving the safety culture
• Lead root cause analysis, tools, and behavioral training initiatives, while evaluating program effectiveness and analyzing data
• Collaborate with the System-Wide Patient Safety Director to ensure alignment with corporate initiatives
• Facilitate organization-wide quality improvement activities, ensuring continuous readiness and compliance with healthcare accreditation standards, CMS Core Measures, PFP, MU quality data, and Q-HIP programs
• Oversee the coordination of quality and performance improvement (PI) initiatives, including the management of reporting and tracking systems to maintain ongoing quality and performance monitoring
• Oversee OPPE and peer review activities to ensure the achievement and maintenance of high-quality care standards
• Coordinate annual evaluations and hospital DNV/ISO surveys, including required follow-up actions and internal audit compliance.

## About Us

Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission – “we improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 34,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina including 10 hospitals with the prestigious Magnet® recognition, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety, and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named a Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), was recognized by Forbes as “America’s Best-In-State Employer” (2024), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022, 2023), and “Best Employer for Women” (2020), and named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018).

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