What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Quality Specialist position at Strategic Administrative and Reimbursement Service?
Description
Who we are: Advanced Radiology Services is one of the largest physician-owned radiology practices in the country. Our growing practice includes 190 radiologists and 40 advanced practice providers, and more than 200 employees providing administrative support to our wholly owned subsidiary STARS. We value diversity on our team and promote a culture of inclusion.
What we are looking for: The Clinical Quality Specialist will report directly to our Clinical Quality Manager in the ongoing maintenance and development of the Clinical Quality program at Advanced Radiology Services.
Responsibilities:
- Work with physicians and various workgroups to develop, maintain and document policies and procedures related to the ARS Quality Program.
- Recommend, develop and audit key performance indicators including collaborating to create and maintain appropriate quality related reports, analyses, etc. Regular reporting out to committees and stakeholders at various levels of corporation and hospital partners.
- Recommend and implement Clinical Quality Initiatives mandated by CMS, suggested by the American College of Radiology (ACR), as well as other quality related initiatives that ARS may participate in to best position the organization with other payers, hospital customers, etc.
- Analyze and measure existing processes and data points and work to develop necessary improvement projects.
- Work closely with our Decision Support and Clinical Applications teams to gather the data needed to respond to business inquiries, implement improvement strategies and troubleshoot pathways to quality care. Creates and manages effective dashboards and reports to present to physicians and hospital clients.
- Participate in hospital quality committees and workgroup projects as appropriate
- Assist in onboarding new physicians at each hospital related to ARS Quality initiatives and value based program participation.
What’s great about working for STARS?
- Important Work-Because of the great behind the scenes work that you do- our company can provide outstanding radiology services to so many patients in Michigan.
- Stability- This practice has gone through significant growth and is here to stay.
- Work/Life Balance/Flexibility- Many of our positions work from home or in a hybrid schedule!
- Outstanding Benefits- We have a 7.5% 401k contribution! (wait it’s not even a match?)
- Culture- It’s built on transparency, support and recognition! We call out good work.
- Click here to learn more from our employees: https://www.advancedrad.com/careers/ Scroll to STARS Employee Survey Feedback 2022
Requirements
- Three to five years’ healthcare experience is required
- Registered Nurse, BSN (background in Diagnostic or Interventional Radiology) OR Radiology Technician R.T. (R) (ARRT), Computed Tomography (CT) experience preferred
- Two years of experience with quality or process improvement required
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and conflict management skills
- Ability to create professional reports, presentations, and solid writing skills required
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong computer skills including significant experience with an EMR system, and MS Office products
