Clinical Quality Data Analyst & Improvement Partner

Watertown Regional Medical Center; Watertown (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Watertown Regional Medical Center in Watertown, Wisconsin, seeks a Quality Control Analyst to analyze, validate, and report clinical quality and patient-safety data to support regulatory reporting, organizational performance, and continuous improvement.

You will develop dashboards, reports, and data visualizations; identify performance trends and opportunities; and translate data into actionable improvement strategies.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of healthcare quality measurement, patient-safety principles, performance improvement, and regulatory reporting practices.
• Skill in data collection, validation, analysis, statistical interpretation, visualization, and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to use electronic health record, reporting, database, and analytical applications.
• Ability to interpret measure specifications, technical requirements, data definitions, and complex clinical or operational information.
• Ability to identify trends, investigate discrepancies, solve problems, and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly in written, verbal, visual, and presentation formats for varied audiences.
• Ability to facilitate projects and collaborate effectively with leaders, physicians, clinical staff, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects, work independently, exercise sound judgment, and meet firm deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle protected health information and other sensitive data in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Strong attention to detail, accountability, initiative, adaptability, and commitment to data integrity and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Collects, integrates, analyzes, and interprets clinical quality, patient-safety, and operational data from electronic health records and other approved data sources.
• Validates data definitions, calculations, source records, and reporting logic to ensure the accuracy, consistency, completeness, and integrity of quality information.
• Prepares and submits assigned quality and regulatory data accurately and within established deadlines; maintains supporting documentation and audit-ready records.
• Develops, maintains, and improves dashboards, scorecards, recurring reports, and data visualizations for leaders, physicians, clinical teams, and committees.
• Identifies trends, variances, gaps, and improvement opportunities through statistical analysis, benchmarking, and comparative performance review.
• Translates complex data into clear findings, recommendations, and presentations appropriate for executive, physician, and clinical audiences.
• Partners with quality, patient safety, nursing, medical staff, and operational leaders to clarify reporting needs and support performance-improvement priorities.
• Supports or facilitates interdisciplinary quality-improvement projects, including measurement planning, baseline analysis, ongoing monitoring, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Applies appropriate analytical and process-improvement methods to evaluate interventions and determine whether changes produce sustained results.
• Investigates data discrepancies and reporting issues, performs root-cause analysis, and coordinates corrective action with appropriate stakeholders.
• Maintains current knowledge of assigned quality measures, regulatory specifications, data standards, and organizational reporting requirements.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with hospital staff, leaders, providers, and other stakeholders while handling sensitive information appropriately.
• Manages multiple assignments independently, prioritizes work effectively, and communicates risks or barriers that may affect deliverables or deadlines.
• Participates in quality councils, committees, workgroups, surveys, and audits as assigned and provides data or analytical support.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the organization's quality, patient-safety, and performance-improvement objectives.

Job description

Watertown Regional Medical Center in Watertown, Wisconsin, seeks a Quality Control Analyst to analyze, validate, and report clinical quality and patient-safety data to support regulatory reporting, organizational performance, and continuous improvement.

You will develop dashboards, reports, and data visualizations; identify performance trends and opportunities; and translate data into actionable improvement strategies.