What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Consultant position at Inova Health?
Job Description
Inova Juniper Program is looking for a dedicated Quality Consultant to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Quality Analytics Consultant abstracts, analyzes, interprets and presents data to identify opportunities and support project goals and evaluates performance improvement, patient safety and regulatory activities. Assists with adherence to The Joint Commission and other regulatory agency compliance regulations/standards. Facilitates performance improvement activities of the system, medical staff, and operating unit and coordinates teams through changes in process and culture.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000 team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Inova Juniper Program is looking for a dedicated Quality Consultant to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Quality Analytics Consultant abstracts, analyzes, interprets and presents data to identify opportunities and support project goals and evaluates performance improvement, patient safety and regulatory activities. Assists with adherence to The Joint Commission and other regulatory agency compliance regulations/standards. Facilitates performance improvement activities of the system, medical staff, and operating unit and coordinates teams through changes in process and culture.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules
- Abstracts and analyzes data by using available data systems, applications, and medical records.
- Facilities department/service line to identify meaningful quality, safety, and performance indicators.
- Provides /training programs and survey preparation and coordination.
- Supports medical staff departments, sections and ongoing professional practices with evaluations and peer review quality improvement committees that are accountable to oversee the quality of patient care, treatment and services provided by practitioners with privileges.
- Assists medical, department and committee leaders in establishing priorities, selecting indicators to be monitored, managing the flow of information and ensuring follow-up on action items.
- Prepares medical records, agenda, minutes and other supporting documentation as required.
- Provides effective facilitation of process improvement teams, medical staff meetings, grants, and Quality Council.
- Leads and/or participates on committees and task forces relative to the Joint Commission and regulatory compliance.
- Serves as an educational resource and consultant to physicians, staff and management related to regulatory standards.
- Provides effective facilitation of process improvement teams, QRTs, meeting management, medical staff meetings, grants, and Quality Council.
- Collaborates with medical staff, nursing/ancillary staff and organizational leadership in identifying complex quality and safety of care issues in order to develop action plans and outcome evaluations.
- Work Schedule: 8-hour shift (Monday - Friday days, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree)
- Experience: 2 years of experience in process improvement concepts/tools, root cause analysis, and facilitation of work groups
- Proficiency in data analysis, performance metrics, and outcome measurement tools.
- Ability to develop quality improvement and quality management plans
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000 team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Salary : $5,250
