Healthcare Quality & Compliance Specialist

Quinault Healthcare; Aberdeen (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quinault Community Health and Quinault Wellness Center seeks a Quality Support Specialist to enhance patient care through data collection, analysis, and reporting. You will work with clinical teams and leadership to monitor quality metrics, support risk management, and drive performance improvements across the organization.

The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory readiness, and collaboration with providers.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or related field.
• Minimum three years in healthcare administration, quality improvement, or compliance.
• Experience collecting, reviewing, abstracting, validating, and reporting healthcare data.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and patient confidentiality; strong data privacy practices.
• Proficiency in Excel; able to learn EHR reporting tools and QA systems.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient quality metrics, KPI data, and patient satisfaction indicators.
• Prepare reports and dashboards; monitor performance improvement initiatives.
• Support accreditation surveys, regulatory reviews, and compliance activities.
• Assist departments with corrective action plans; track follow-up and outcomes.
• Participate in Environment of Care rounds and incident follow-up.
• Coordinate quality committee activities and maintain regulatory documentation.

Skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Project management

Communication

Excel

Education

Associate degree in Healthcare Administration or related field

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

EHR reporting

Quality mgmt system

Power BI

Incident reporting

Data analytics

Job description

Quinault Community Health and Quinault Wellness Center seeks a Quality Support Specialist to enhance patient care through data collection, analysis, and reporting. You will work with clinical teams and leadership to monitor quality metrics, support risk management, and drive performance improvements across the organization.

The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory readiness, and collaboration with providers.