Director Quality Resources; RN) Psych Service-Admin Ambulatory

Job Title:

Director Quality Resources

Location:

NEW POINT CAMPUS

Department Name:
Psych Service-Admin Ambulatory

Req #:

Status:
Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $ - $ per year

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

At RWJBarnabas Health, the Director of Quality Resources, reporting to Nursing AVP, is responsible for the strategic oversight, coordination, and management of all hospital accreditation, regulatory compliance, and licensure activities. This role ensures organizational compliance with federal, state, and accrediting agency standards, including but not limited to Joint Commission (JC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), New Jersey Department of Health, and other regulatory bodies.

The Director leads accreditation readiness efforts, coordinates surveys and inspections, develops compliance monitoring programs, and collaborates with hospital leadership to maintain continuous survey readiness and operational excellence. The position serves as a key resource for regulatory interpretation, policy development, performance improvement, and patient safety initiatives.

The Psychiatric Inpatient program at Trinitas Regional Medical Center (TRMC) is composed of six inpatient units with a total bed capacity of 110. The inpatient program admits patients five years of age or older who meet the criteria for inpatient admission. The program provides 24-hour-a-day, multidisciplinary, intensive treatment for patients with acute psychiatric disorders, cognitive impairment, and patients with autism and intellectual disabilities with varying medical complexities.

The inpatient behavioral health services offer people with acute psychiatric crises who urgently require a safe environment, a supportive and structured milieu, and intensive psychiatric and physiological therapeutic intervention. The treatment program combines these elements into a unique and effective treatment program.

As a Director of Quality Resources, a typical day may include:

• The Director of Quality Resources is responsible for leading, developing, and implementing the hospital's quality improvement, patient safety, and performance improvement programs.
• Act as an integral part of the Nursing Leadership Team TRMC.
• This position oversees initiatives designed to improve clinical outcomes, patient experience, operational efficiency and compliance with federal, state, and accreditation standards.
• This position collaborates with executive leadership, medical staff, nursing leadership and department managers to establish a culture of continuous quality improvement and patient-centered care.
• The role is responsible for monitoring quality metrics, analyzing performance data, leading accreditation readiness efforts, supporting risk reduction initiatives, and ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices.
• Responsible for multiple teams who support daily essential patient care.
• Provides 24 hour accountability for patient care delivery for specific cost centers.
• Ensures that quality age appropriate nursing care is delivered to all patients on his/her nursing unit in accordance with the philosophy, policies, procedures and program plans of the hospital.
• Assists with the development of patient care standards, orientation and continuing education.
• Supports the philosophy, objectives and the mission and vision of the Medical Center and the Department of Nursing. Practices in accordance with the State…