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Center for Health Care Strategies

Manager, Quality Improvement – Surgical Services

Center for Health Care Strategies

Managing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives within Nemours Children's Health for surgical services. Leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve data-driven improvements in pediatric care.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeWilmington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provides operational leadership for quality improvement (QI), patient safety, and performance improvement activities within the Department of Surgery
  • Leads and executes the administrative, strategic, and clinical direction of the Surgical Quality and Patient Safety Program
  • Oversees the day-to-day management of surgical quality infrastructure
  • Ensures alignment with enterprise quality and safety priorities
  • Partners with surgical, anesthesia, nursing, and operational leaders
  • Translates strategic priorities into executable improvement initiatives
  • Supervises surgical Quality Improvement Specialists and Safety Quality Specialists
  • Builds quality improvement capability within the Department of Surgery

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, nursing, public health, quality, or a related field required
  • Minimum of 7 (seven) years professional quality or improvement experience required; 10+ years experience preferred
  • Progressive experience in healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, or performance improvement required
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary improvement initiatives in a complex healthcare environment required
  • Strong knowledge of quality improvement methodologies, data analysis, and change management required
  • CPHQ required upon hire. LSSGB preferred
  • Experience supervising or mentoring quality improvement professionals preferred
  • Pediatric clinical and/or experience in surgical, perioperative, or procedural care settings preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
quality improvementpatient safetyperformance improvementdata analysischange managementmultidisciplinary improvement initiativessurgical quality infrastructurestrategic planningoperational leadershipsupervision of quality improvement professionals
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationmentoringorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinginitiativeadaptabilityteamwork
Certifications
CPHQLSSGB