What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Managment Manager position at Memorial Hospital of Laramie County?
A Day in the Life of a Data Management Manager
The primary role of this position is leading the Data Management team. This position supervises the collection and analysis of health system quality and patient experience data with an emphasis on acute inpatient including outpatient departments and clinics. The manager oversees recurring staff production such as creating, customizing, and presenting dashboards, scorecards, and multiple additional products. This position continuously seeks improvement opportunities in processes, tools, and productivity.
What You Will Do:
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Oversees the development and delivery of quality and patient experience reporting products directly from the Electronic Health Record (EHR) when available and from other databases when required. Collaborates with clinical customers and EHR/IT developers to ensure timely, accurate, relevant data.
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Manages the clinical data abstraction and dissemination of interpretable reports on: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as well as the Joint Commission’s (TJC) mandated quality measures along with specialty registries for cancer, acute myocardial infarction, catherization lab, stroke, heart failure, resuscitation, vascular surgery, and other priority clinical conditions.
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Serves as a process improvement (PI) facilitator, contributing ideas and leading initiatives.
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Translates complex data and technical processes into something meaningful to customers—clinicians and leaders.
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Acts as an advisor to the Director of Quality Improvement and other members of the Executive Team on federal and state mandatory quality reporting as well as quality incentive programs for inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory settings.
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Nurtures relationships with Executive Team members, the Medical Staff, Directors, managers, and other Cheyenne Regional staff to aid data-driven decision making and promote awareness of national quality programs and measures.
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Leads Data Management staff by providing opportunities for staff to develop and grow professionally; budgetary responsibilities for the department; holds staff accountable to improve performance; develops and/or modifies processes to reduce waste within the department and across the organization.
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Participates on work teams and committees utilizing data analysis and presentation skills to identify and assist with data needs.
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Provides operational leadership and has budget responsibilities. Adheres to established leadership competencies, service standards and reinforces excellence in those standards with subordinates.
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Collaborate with patient care contract owners to devise quality measures that improve patient care and further organizational goals. Manager will advocate for high, achievable goals. May also include provider incentive plans.
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Oversees department system administration of occurrence reporting system, patient experience and feedback systems, and analytics databases.
Desired Skills:
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Knowledge of healthcare quality indicators and processes as well as healthcare software applications and databases
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Advanced analytical and strategic planning skills
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Superior written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to prioritization and delegate
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Ability to multitask and organizational skills
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Ability to accurately perform data analysis and data reporting with computer literacy
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Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products
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Knowledge of database rules, writing queries, and relational database creation/management
What You Will Need:
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Bachelor’s degree or higher
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Three (3) or more years of healthcare experience
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Three (3) or more years of experience in data management and/or data analysis
Nice to Have:
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Master’s degree
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Supervisory experience
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Project management experience
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Data abstraction and translation experience
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Experience with SAS
About CRMC:
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (https://www.cheyenneregional.org/) was founded in 1867 as a tent hospital by the Union Pacific Railroad to treat workers injured while building the transcontinental railroad. Today, we are the largest hospital in the state of Wyoming, employing over 2,000 people, and treating over 350,000 patients from southeastern Wyoming, western Nebraska, and northern Colorado.
Our team makes a difference every day by providing trusted health care expertise through a passionate and I.N.S.P.I.R.E.(ing) approach with a personal touch. If you are eager to make a difference and passionate about healthcare, we encourage you to apply today!
