Quality Improvement Specialist

Now hiring a Quality Improvement Specialist!

The Quality Improvement Specialist plays a critical role in Quality performance improvement efforts and is responsible for the implementation and facilitation of facility-wide performance improvement efforts. Responsible for regulatory and registry outcome reporting to assigned clinical specialties. This individual will facilitate the identification of cases for inclusion, work with the vendor partner for acquisition, validation and submission of outcomes data, evaluate current performance, implement improvement initiatives and ensure ongoing measurement of clinical outcomes performance and analysis of quality metrics.

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Why Join Us

Full Time - Exempt: Yes
• Job is based Rev Hugh Cooper Admin Center
• Work hours: Days
• Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical, wellness program, vision, dental, paid time off, retirement and more for FT employees.

Ideal Candidate:

Bachelors degree required.
At least 2 year of data management experience, including reporting, project management or quality improvement experience.

Prior direct patient care experience in an acute care hospital.

• Bachelors degree required.
• At least 2 year of data management experience, including reporting, project management or quality improvement experience.
• Prior direct patient care experience in an acute care hospital.
• Strong in-person and virtual presentation skills, able to deliver information in a clear an concise manner.
• A high degree of understanding of performance improvement methods, for example PDSA, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.
• Highly adept in data analytics.
• Highly organized with an eye for detail.
• Experience in the development and implementation of evidence-based standards of care.
• Record of collaboration especially with other system facilities and departments.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite, with strong knowledge of MS Excel and other business informatics tools

Education Essential: Bachelor Degree

Clinical Outcomes Data Management

• Build and maintain a strong partnership with the abstraction team.
• Support the data management and quality improvement initiative for assigned functional areas.
• Assist with the development and coordination of all core health services data reports.
• Spearhead the development of quality improvement performance audit function processes and tools.
• Assist in designing, running and managing the data review process ensuring accuracy and integrity of health services data reports in order to meet regulatory and operational requirements.
• Report outcomes and quality monitoring results to management routinely to ensure timely action can be taken, if needed.
• Assist with managing databases, policies and procedures related to assigned areas.
• Leverage and use appropriate resources (software vendor, information service support etc.) to ensure on time submission of data to CMS and/or other agencies.
  
  Clinical Outcomes Quality Improvement
• Conduct clinical root cause analyses to improve patient care.
• Lead and participate in performance initiatives to enable clinical practice reform.
• Participate in the development and implementation of evidence-based standards of care.
• Provide education and report to providers, frontline staff and other personnel as appropriate for continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborate with all system facilities and departments regarding quality reporting and analysis.
• Participate in peer review activities which may include medical record review, committee support and correspondence.
• Maintain records of work product as required.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

Inclusion and Diversity
Our culture is one of knowing and respecting our patients, members, and each other. We capture this in our Promise and CARES commitments.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.