What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Improvement Specialist position at Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Cn?
About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Quality Improvement Specialist
Michigan, Detroit
NEW
Non-Health Professional
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Cn
25000942
Position Summary: Acts as a quality consultant and subject matter expert. Responsible for uncovering opportunities for improvement through data collection/analysis and observation of processes of care. Accountable for data pertaining to assigned clinical outcomes. Assists with, and coordinates, ongoing data management and monitoring of clinical performance and compliance with standards/guidelines of healthcare regulatory and reimbursement agencies. Responsible for managing, summarizing and analyzing data, creating customized reports, and providing level of support needed by internal customers.
Responsibilities:
- Assists in the development of goals and objectives, policies, procedures and protocols as they relate to the performance improvement.
- Abstracts, compiles, analyzes, and evaluates data to identify patterns or trends, using statistical processes and controls and various databases or software programs.
- Supports in resolving identified concerns or trends through facilitation, coordination, education, monitoring and evaluation.
- Serves as facilitator/ team/member leader for assigned quality improvement teams and or committees.
- Creates and prepares reports using statistics and graphics which detail quality, appropriateness and consistency with best practices.
- Communicates performance improvement activities to executive leaders through presentations or reports.
- Researches literature or external benchmarks/data and surveys like hospitals in support of performance improvement.
- Oversees development, and or design, and or maintenance of databases.
- Educates medical and hospital staff regarding performance improvement methodology, tools and measurement.
- Ensures that the use and retention of data meets established peer review and confidentiality policies.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; review in professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required
- Associate’s degree in healthcare, health administration, public health or related health field from an accredited educational institution.
- Two years of recent clinical or healthcare experience
Preferred:
- Quality improvement/performance improvement experience
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 25000942
- Daily Work Times: 8am-4pm
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: No
- Weekends: No
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
