Clinical Quality Specialist

Su mm a r y

The p o s i ti o n w o rks u nd er t h e d irect i o n o f t h e Q u al i t y M a n a g er t o ens u re c o m p l i a n ce w i th reg u la t o ry s t a n d ar d s and o ther p a tient -related a g en c ies, s u ch as P r ess Ga n e y , DH S, AH A, a n d o t h ers. T h e j o b r e qu ires hi gh ly p r o f ess i o n al wr i t t en a n d v erb a l c om m un icat i o n with t h e p ub lic, clie n t s, f a m ilies, m ed i cal s taff, anci l l a ry d epa r t m e n ts a n d a d m i n istrati o n . Ot h er m a j o r j o b fu n ct i o n s i n cl ud e bu t are n o t l i m i t ed t o c o l l ec t i o n o f q u al i ty dat a ; util iz at i o n r e v ie w ; m o n it o ri n g v ar i a n ces fr o m e x p e ct e d ou tcom e s and ana l y sis o f d a ta. D i v e r sif i ed j o b s require sustai n ed m ental e f f o rt a n d ab i lity t o d eal w ith str e s ses r elat e d t o inter p er s o n al relat i o n sh i p s.

Jo b Dut i e s

The e s sential fu n c ti o n s o f t h is j o b a r e i d entified w ith a n as t erisk ( * ) at the beg inn i n g o f t h e b u llet p o i n t.

- C o lle c t qu al i ty data f r o m a l l m a nu al a n d ele c t r o n ic m e d ical r e c o r d s and r e p o rt t r e nd s and o u t c o m es*

- Re v i ew util iz at i o n and r ep o rt*

- Mo n i t o r v ar i a n c es f r o m e x p ec t ed o u t c o m e s *

- A n alyze data and r e c o mm e n d ac t i o n to m a n a g er*

- C oo r d i n a t e eff o r ts as d i r ec t ed with d epa r t m ent sta k eh o l d ers r elat e d t o per f o r m a n ce i m p r o v e m ent o r util iz ati o n re v i e w*

- P r o v i d e su p p o rt a n d g u i d a n ce t o dep a r t m ent m a n a g ers in r e g ard t o i m p r o v e m e n t p r o j ec t s

- C o lla b o r a t e s w ith Qu a lity T eam in m ai n tai n i n g partic i p ati o n and cli n ical su pp o rt o f data s y st e m s t o inc lud e c o re m easu r es a n d o ther q u al i ty r e g istries t h at M L H S p arti c i p at e s in*

- P r o du c e o r assi s t in t h e p r odu cti o n o f r e p o rti n g t o l e a d ers a n d age n ci e s*

- I d entify a n d c o lle c t d ata as d irect e d to su p p o rt ML H S a ward a n d ac c o la d es.

O t he r Dut i e s

P lea s e no te th i s j o b descri p ti o n is n o t d esig n ed t o c ov er o r c o n tain a c o m p rehe n si v e li s ti n g o f ac t i v iti e s, d u t ies o r respo n si b iliti e s t h at are r e q u ired o f the e m p l o y ee f o r t h is j o b . D u ties, r e s p o n si b ilities a n d a c ti v i ties m a y c h a ng e at a n y ti m e w ith o r wit h o u t n o ti c e. E m p l o y ees w ill c o m p ly w i th all M il l e L a cs H ea l th Sy st em ( M L H S) pol i cies, i n c l ud i n g safety p o licies, pro c ed u res, a n d r u l e s. A l l will b e e x p ec t ed t o repo r t on un safe c o nd it i o n s t o a m e m b er o f m a n a g e m e n t.

Required E d u c a t i o n a n d E x p e ri en c e

- Registered Nurse Degree with Minnesota Licensure

- M u st h a v e a t le a st f i v e y e a rs o f n u rsi n g e x p erie n ce w i th at le a st o n e y ear o f criti c al car e / E D e x p erien c e p

P r e f e rr e d E d u c a t i o n a n d E x p e ri en c e

- Bac h el o r ' s D egr e e in N u rs i n g preferred.

Ad d i t i ona l E l i g i b i l i t y Q ual i f ic a t i on s

- Experien c e in CAH C o nd it i on s o f P artici p a ti o n and e x p erience a n d c om p e t en c y with s t a tistical data c o ll e ct i o n a n d r e p o rti n g

- Experien c e in U t ili z at i o n M a n a g e m e n t / D isc h ar g e P la n n i n g preferred.

- P r o f ess i o n al wr i t t en and v e r b al c om m un icati o n

- Experti s e w i th c om pu t er -based d a ta

- C u st o m e r / Cl i ent F o cus

- Et h ical C o ndu ct

- F l e x i b ility

- I n itiative

- P er s o n al Ef f ec t i v en e ss / C r e d i b ility

- Stress M a n a g e m en t / C om p o su r e

- T e a m w o rk Orient a ti o n

- T e ch n ical Cap a city

P o s i t i o n T y pe / Ex pe c ted H ou r s o f W o r k

B u si n ess / C l erical: This p o s i ti o n 's r eg u lar w o rkd a y s a r e M o nd ay th r o ug h Fr id ay. O ccasi o n al e v en in g and w ee k e n d w o rk

m ay be r eq u ired as j o b d u t i es d e m a nd .

Supe rvi s o r y R e s pon s i bi li t y

Po s i ti o n d o es no t h a v e su p er v i s o ry r e s p o n si b ilitie s .