Quality Analyst

UChicago Medicine is hiring a Quality Analyst for its Transplant Institute. The role supports quality improvement by facilitating multidisciplinary reviews, analyzing and reporting performance data, developing data collection and reporting tools, and ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with interdisciplinary personnel and medical staff to analyze data, interpret trends, and select methodology for quality improvement activities, using evidence-based resources

Collects, analyzes, aggregates, trends, evaluates and presents data information to medical staff, department, and assigned committees for quality improvement

Conducts performance improvement initiatives in accordance with the Performance Improvement Plan and Performance Improvement Council, such as leading interdisciplinary improvement teams, clinical effectiveness activities, etc

Collaborates with finance, case management/utilization review, patient safety/legal and other departments to identify trends for performance improvement focus

Prepares and communicates quality improvement reports for assigned committees, medical sections, and management groups

Attends meetings and executes actions plans in accordance with meeting management best practices and assigned timelines

Develops and utilizes tools to effectively communicate quality improvement information in a standard, user-friendly modality

Uses balanced measures (clinical, operational/financial, service) to communicate progress of quality improvement information

Demonstrates knowledge and application of quality improvement methodology and accreditation standards and licensure regulations related to quality and safety

Participates in external benchmarking activities

Participates in patient safety activities, as assigned

Serves as a role model and resource by presenting educational programs related to quality improvement measurement, analysis, and data presentation

Participates actively as a member of assigned committees and provides information about quality improvement activities, including data aggregation, analysis, and summaries

Acts positively and proactively as a change agent for quality improvement initiatives

Supports medical staff and department initiatives by following up on requested actions

Performs other duties assigned

Preferred

preferably as an analyst in quality/performance improvement or clinical effectiveness

Performance Improvement

Clinical Effectiveness

Analyst Experience

Benefits

Primarily a work-from-home opportunity, with onsite visits 3–5 times a year; you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

Company

Academic medical center providing specialty health care services

Chicago, Illinois, USA

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/

Founded in 1927

5001-10000 employees

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in industrial engineering, business decision support/statistical analysis or clinical associated health care field with strong statistical analysis

Minimum of three years acute hospital experience

Excellent interpersonal skills, including presentation, written, and verbal

Ability to collaborate with management, medical staff, and employees within the organization

Knowledge and application of the principles of quality improvement including methodologies, data collection and analysis, and reporting

Advanced ability to create and manage databases, Microsoft Office applications, including Access, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

Advanced ability to create summary reports that imbed statistical tools and charts

Requires knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards, including JCAHO, CMS Conditions of Participation, IDPH, and others as needed

Preferably as an analyst in quality/performance improvement or clinical effectiveness

Required skills

Quality Improvement Methodologies, Statistical Analysis, Healthcare Data Collection and Analysis, Quality Improvement Reporting, Database Management, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Acute Hospital Experience, JCAHO Standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, IDPH Regulations

Experience

3+ years