Location: Orange, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: **UCI Health** is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Responsibilities: **Position Summary:** The Patient Safety and Quality Lead is responsible for serving as a key regional operational resource supporting UCI Health sites in advancing a high-reliability approach to quality, patient safety, and performance improvement across all assigned facilities and service areas. The incumbent is accountable for the implementation and sustainment of quality improvement programs aligned with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, and national best practices, ensuring compliance with all applicable accreditation and reporting standards. This role serves as a critical link between strategy and execution, advancing systemwide quality and patient safety priorities through rigorous performance management, data-driven analysis, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement methodologies across all assigned inpatient and ambulatory settings. The Patient Safety and Quality L