Quality & Patient Safety Specialist - Regulatory

Job description

Start Date:
08/26/2026
End Date:
09/02/2026
Description:
Experience the Pride of a Quality-Driven Career
At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, every day is an opportunity to elevate the standard of care. Our state-of-the-art environment empowers continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration. With an unwavering commitment to quality excellence, we remain one of the nation’s top hospitals – enhancing processes, supporting our teams, and delivering exceptional outcomes for patients. Join us and be part of the team that Makes it Possible.
Quality & Patient Safety Specialist – Regulatory
Varied Sites | Full-Time | Days
In this impactful role, you will serve as a trusted partner in supporting regulatory readiness, patient safety, and operational excellence across our enterprise. You'll partner with clinical, operational, and administrative leaders in responding to unannounced federal and state regulatory survey activity, to support regulatory readiness activities, drive performance improvement initiatives, and strengthen compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health (DOH) and Joint Commission requirements. As a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, you'll help foster a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support the hospital’s response to unannounced CMS and DOH surveys,
• Provide on-site support throughout onsite survey activity
• Work with clinical teams to develop and implement post-survey plans of correction
• Support ongoing regulatory readiness efforts across multiple hospital sites
• Provide consultation, analysis, and improvement facilitation for quality, safety, and compliance initiatives
• Assess organizational compliance with CMS, DOH, and Joint Commission regulatory standards
• Collaborate with departments, service lines, and clinical teams to implement and sustain accreditation and regulatory processes
• Analyze internal and external quality and regulatory data to identify trends, opportunities, and strategic priorities
• Serve as a recognized resource for regulatory compliance
• Partner closely with Quality and Patient Safety colleagues across the enterprise as part of one integrated team

What We’re Looking For:
The ideal candidate brings strong experience in CMS and DOH regulatory survey activity, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement.
This full-time position requires flexibility to travel across the NewYork-Presbyterian enterprise as needed. While the home base may vary, time is often spent at our key Manhattan sites (Weill Cornell, Columbia, or Corporate). Flexibility is essential – particularly when working within the dynamic demands of the survey environment.
Preferred Criteria
• Master’s degree in a related field
• Clinical licensure (RN, NP, PA, RD, PT/OT, or PharmD) with hands-on experience and leadership in a hospital setting
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Six-Sigma Lean certification
• 3+ years of project management experience, including leading cross-functional initiatives, managing timelines, and coordinating project teams
• Extensive knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation, DOH regulations and connection to hospital operations and policies
• Expertise in organizational patient readiness, patient safety protocols, and quality improvement methodologies

Required Criteria
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in healthcare, with a focus on regulatory, quality and performance improvement
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS and DOH requirements and/or experience with Joint Commission or regulatory survey activity
• Experience with managing and interpreting data

Salary Range:
$92,000-$152,500/Annual
It all begins with you. Our amazing compensation packages start with competitive base pay and include recognition for your experience, education, and licensure. Then we add our amazing benefits, countless opportunities for personal and professional growth and a dynamic environment that embraces every person. Join our team and discover where amazing works.