Clinical Quality Analyst

Sanford Health is hiring a Clinical Quality Analyst to maintain and support clinical data systems and registries. The role develops and coordinates quality improvement and safety processes, reviews patient records, supports peer review, and provides education and consultation on quality and accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining participation and/or coordination, consultation and technical support of data systems, including but not limited to: centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Joint Commission (TJC), and other various registries based on clinical diagnosis
• Although direct patient care is not part of this job role, understanding clinical presentations of disease processes across the age spectrum is necessary
• Develops and implements processes to collect, monitor, analyze and report quality improvement and safety information consistent with internal and external needs
• Contributes to the development of the health quality plan for Sanford
• Coordinates and facilitates work on assigned quality improvement goals related to the overall quality initiative
• Facilitates quality improvement activities within assigned department and setting including implementation of improvement strategies
• Stimulates problem solving and innovation
• Coordinate peer review activities within assigned departments
• Analyzes patient records to identify potential variances from desired clinical outcomes
• Designs and provides education on quality improvement topics as needed
• Provides consultation on quality improvement and accreditation
• Manage daily chart reviews and registry deadlines independently

Preferred

• We are looking for an RN or LPN with previous experience in the hospital setting
• Previous experience extracting data from medical records is preferred
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
• Microsoft Office applications experience preferred
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Hospital Experience
• Medical Record Data Extraction
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Accredited Nursing Program
• Microsoft Office
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)

Benefits

• Flexible working schedule
• Training Mentorship
• Remote position
• Depending on eligibility, health insurance
• Depending on eligibility, dental insurance
• Depending on eligibility, vision insurance
• Depending on eligibility, life insurance
• Depending on eligibility, a 401(k) retirement plan
• Depending on eligibility, work/life balance benefits
• Depending on eligibility, a generous time off package

Company

• Integrated rural health system providing clinical care and health plans
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
• http://www.sanfordhealth.org/
• Founded in 1894
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state clinical licensure
• Minimum of three years clinical background in specialty required
• Obtains and subsequently maintains an unencumbered professional clinical license with the applicable state board, accrediting body, and/or national registry as required for department needs and specialty focus area(s)
• If an Registered Nurse, holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications
• Maintain any additional department specific competencies and certifications
• We are looking for an RN or LPN with previous experience in the hospital setting
• Previous experience extracting data from medical records is preferred
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
• Microsoft Office applications experience preferred
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred
• Minimum of three years clinical background in specialty required.

Required skills

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Hospital Clinical Experience, Medical Record Data Extraction, Microsoft Office, Nursing Licensure LPN, Nursing Licensure RN

Preferred skills

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred, Microsoft Office applications experience preferred

Experience

• 3+ years