[Hiring] Quality Improvement Specialist @Virtua Health

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description This position is the primary staff support for medical staff and allied health professional ongoing professional practice evaluation and focused professional practice evaluation (OPPE/FPPE). • Identifies opportunities for improvement, designs monitoring activities, evaluates clinical outcomes, and implements measurable plans for improvement. • Collaborates with the Director to establish and maintain the annual quality activity calendar. • Responsible for investigating and researching episodes that require intensive review, root cause analysis, or peer review for the medical staff. • Reviews selected clinical outcome indicator data/reports for potential performance improvement review. • Identifies trends in core measure and other regulatory data. • Prepares/reviews charts with medical staff department chair and Performance Improvement chair. • Populates and maintains performance dashboards for medical staff departments. • Standardizes and coordinates the case review process to ensure reliability. • Refines relevant physician measures for all performance dimensions or general competencies. • Ensures that peer review data is systematically collected and analyzed. • Evaluates and analyzes medical records for determined quality indicators and report requests. • Manages and trends data collection for an assigned hospital/facility. • Performs data entry of regulatory or other required information into appropriate databases. • Coordinates performance improvement activities according to the Virtua Quality Plan. • Participates in patient safety initiatives, working in collaboration with department leaders. • Ensures compliance with Virtua Risk Management Program for local facility. Qualifications • Minimum of two years in quality management, health information management, case management, utilization review, or other healthcare-related field. • Must demonstrate the ability to accurately use a computer and standard office software such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint. • Must demonstrate effective verbal, written, and presentation skills. • Must be able to establish and maintain an effective rapport with staff, physicians, managers, and administrators. • Ability to coordinate multiple tasks and flexibility to balance changing priorities. Requirements • Required Education: RN • Bachelor’s degree preferred. • Training/Certifications/Licensure: CPHQ or equivalent preferred. Benefits • Medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance. • Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts. • 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement). • Paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws. • Short-term disability and optional long-term disability. • Colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance. • Tuition assistance. • Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job