Performance Improvement Coordinator

Advocate Health Care; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care is seeking a seasoned Quality Improvement professional to lead and support performance improvement initiatives across clinical and non-clinical processes. You will consult with teams, facilitate discussions, collect and analyze data, and develop action plans to improve care quality and cost-effectiveness.

You will generate interpretive reports, design studies to identify variations in medical management, and ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory standards and ISO 9001.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality or related field.
• Typically requires 5 years in health care, clinical quality improvement.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, clinical concepts, and disease management.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, facilitation, and data support to performance improvement teams.
• Lead and facilitate teams with process owners.
• Support literature searches, data collection, and benchmarking.
• Develop and evaluate action plans to achieve cost-effective, high quality care.
• Develop interpretive performance improvement reports for committees and leadership.
• Design clinical studies to identify variations in medical management.
• Monitor activities to promote regulatory compliance and ISO 9001.
• Support physician and advanced practice clinician peer review.
• Participate in ongoing educational offerings to stay current.

Skills

Data analysis

Performance improvement

Team facilitation

Microsoft Office

Statistical analysis

Report writing

Data visualization

Communication skills

Project management

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Statistical software (basic)

Job description

• Provide consultation, facilitation, and data support to performance improvement teams in order to drive improvement with quality priorities and metrics. Leads and facilitates performance improvement teams with process owners.
• Provides guidance and support to team members, leaders, and providers with performance improvement activity, aligned with the organization’s methodology and tools.
• Provides support to teams including literature searches, data collection, statistical data analysis and display, and benchmarking.
• Assists in the development, implementation, communication, and evaluation of action plans to achieve cost-effective, high quality care.
• Develops and provides interpretive performance improvement reports to highlight variations in clinical and non-clinical processes and outcomes for committees and leadership.
• Designs and implements clinical studies to identify variation in medical management in order to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Participates in ongoing monitoring and improvement activities to promote regulatory compliance and ISO 9001.
• Supports physician and advance practice clinician peer review efforts and ongoing professional practice evaluations.
• Participates in educational offerings to remain current with practice.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, facilitation, and data support to performance improvement teams in order to drive improvement with quality priorities and metrics. Leads and facilitates performance improvement teams with process owners.
• Provides guidance and support to team members, leaders, and providers with performance improvement activity, aligned with the organization’s methodology and tools.
• Provides support to teams including literature searches, data collection, statistical data analysis and display, and benchmarking.
• Assists in the development, implementation, communication, and evaluation of action plans to achieve cost-effective, high quality care.
• Develops and provides interpretive performance improvement reports to highlight variations in clinical and non-clinical processes and outcomes for committees and leadership.
• Designs and implements clinical studies to identify variation in medical management in order to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Participates in ongoing monitoring and improvement activities to promote regulatory compliance and ISO 9001.
• Supports physician and advance practice clinician peer review efforts and ongoing professional practice evaluations.
• Participates in educational offerings to remain current with practice.

Licensure, Registration And/or Certification Required

• None Required.

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality or related field.

Experience Required

• Typically requires 5 years in health care, clinical quality improvement.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Knowledge of medical terminology, clinical concepts, and disease management.
• Ability to analyze complex data and communicate sensitive information.
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite.
• Ability to create reports, graphs, and other visual presentation materials, and effectively maintain statistical data.
• Knowledge of evidence-based, best practice resources to promote efficiency and effective outcomes.
• Knowledge of improvement methodology, principles, project management, and team facilitation.
• Knowledge of healthcare rules, regulations, and standards.
• Ability to problem solve, lead multi-disciplinary teams, use conflict management, and team building skills.
• Detail oriented and able to prioritize and organize data and complex projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Exposed to normal office environment.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the duties of the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.