Patient Safety Program Manager

Elevance Health

Patient Safety Program Manager overseeing patient safety initiatives and programs at Elevance Health. Collaborating with stakeholders to reduce preventable harm and improve care quality.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeIndianapolis • California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $81,624 - $154,656 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for serving as a liaison with and overseeing enterprise patient safety activities, projects, and programs
Leading patient safety initiatives and workstreams that support the identification, measurement, and reduction of preventable harm
Ensuring integration of patient safety priorities into broader business processes
Coordinating activities across organizational priorities and defined patient safety pillars
Works with clinical, analytic, operational, provider, compliance, legal, and vendor stakeholders to design and implement patient safety initiatives and interventions
Coordinates complex workstreams involving detection methodologies, data integration, provider engagement, policy implementation, intervention programs, external partnerships, and performance monitoring
Ensures that study methodology is sound and appropriate reporting is in place
Develops and oversees implementation plans and patient safety improvement activities designed to improve the quality and safety of care for members
Assures compliance with applicable governance, regulatory, accreditation, and corporate requirements
Maintains effective documentation of patient safety programs and initiatives to meet regulatory and accreditation standards
Provides oversight to assure accurate and complete quantitative analysis of clinical and operational data and presentation of results
Contributes to the development and execution of enterprise patient safety strategies and supports continuous improvement efforts across patient safety programs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a BS in health administration, nursing, public health, health informatics, clinical sciences, or a related healthcare field
6 years of healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, program management, healthcare analytics, healthcare policy, managed care, or related experience
Current unrestricted license, certification in applicable field (i.e., CPHQ), and/or an MS in a health-related field (i.e., Nursing) preferred
Claims system experience preferred
Experience with CMS Patient Safety programs (HAC Reduction) preferred
Knowledge of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators strongly preferred
Familiarity with Leapfrog Group safety measures preferred
Strong skills in data-driven quality improvement, trend analysis, and translating safety data into system-level action

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive benefits package
incentive and recognition programs
equity stock purchase
401k contribution

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Hard Skills & Tools

healthcare quality improvementpatient safetyprogram managementhealthcare analyticshealthcare policydata-driven quality improvementtrend analysisclaims system experiencestudy methodologyquantitative analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcoordinationoversightcollaborationdocumentationstrategic planningcontinuous improvement

Certifications

CPHQBS in health administrationMS in health-related field