Quality & Clinical Data Intelligence Partner

Endeavor Health; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium pay for eligible employees

Career Pathways for Professional Growth

Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options

Tuition Reimbursement

Free Parking

Wellness Program Savings Plan

Health Savings Account Options

Retirement Options with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Community Involvement Opportunities

Job summary

Endeavor Health is looking for a Program Manager for Quality & Care Transformation in Evanston, IL. This role involves leading clinical quality initiatives, developing performance improvement strategies, and collaborating with key stakeholders across the organization. The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree in a healthcare-related field and have at least five years of healthcare experience.

The position offers full-time hours, Monday through Friday, and requires strong analytical skills and experience in process improvement methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5 years of healthcare experience including data analytics.
• Expertise aligning with autonomy for decision-making.
• Minimum certifications preferred in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical quality innovation and performance improvement strategy.
• Develop organization-wide reports, tools, and dashboards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive performance improvement activities.
• Serve as liaison for accurate data reporting.
• Manage performance and process improvement projects.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Process improvement methods

Data interpretation

Lean/Six Sigma methodologies

Data governance knowledge

Analytic problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in clinically-focused area

Master’s Degree in clinically-focused area

Job description

Hourly Pay Range

$42.54 - $65.94 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position Highlights

• Position: Program Manager, Quality & Care Transformation
• Location: Evanston, IL
• Full Time: 40 hours/week
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p

Overview

The Program Manager, Quality & Care Transformation is responsible for leading clinical quality innovation and performance improvement strategy and care transformation initiatives. This role supports the team to develop and implement organization-wide performance improvement and clinical innovation projects. Collaborates on development of metrics, data, tools and processes to develop, implement actions and monitor performance. Coordinates with clinical areas to assure ongoing accreditation compliance. Develops strong collaborative relationships with operational leaders, physicians across the organization and within the Clinically Integrated Network (CIN). Works closely with physicians, office staff, Clinical Integration Network (CIN) medical leadership, payors and administrative data vendors to assist in facilitating meeting established quality improvement study submissions and targets.

This role requires experience and expertise that aligns with the autonomy and independence necessary for specific work assignments and decision-making, which is crucial for the speed and success of projects and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develops organization-wide reports, tools, and dashboards across various platforms (i.e., Vizient, Epic, RLDatix) in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Creates high level executive summaries of system performance related to public reporting (CMS Stars, Leapfrog, US News, etc.) with recommended path toward improvement based on findings.
• Participates in and contributes to value improvement activities through synthesis of quality, financial, supply, and other data to determine opportunities and actionable items.
• Serves as liaison between stakeholders (e.g., clinical leaders, physicians, payers and Health Information Technology), to ensure accurate data elements for reporting are identified to maximize reporting effectiveness and utilization.
• Identifies supportive reports required and facilitates creation to advance internal scorecard performance and achievement of goals across multiple areas.
• Analyzes data pertinent to identify opportunities for improvement based on internal goals, external/internal benchmarking, industry standards and payor/external regulatory rating systems.
• Manages performance and process improvement projects, including those at the hospital, region, and system levels.
• Identifies, communicates and engages with key stakeholders required to address issues; moves projects forward according to defined goals and timelines. Identified action steps required when goals not achieved.

Education

• REQUIRED: Bachelor’s Degree in clinically-focused area such as RN, OT, PT, pharmacist, health information technology, or other healthcare-related degree.
• PREFERRED: Master’s Degree in clinically-focused area such as RN, OT, PT, pharmacist, health information technology, or other healthcare-related degree.

Certification

• Minimum Certification Requirements: CPPS/CPHQ, LEAN/Six Sigma Certification and/or similar training highly preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

• 5 years of healthcare experience including data analytics or use of data to drive performance improvement.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills to analyze complex datasets and identify trends/solutions to data quality issues.
• Must be fluent in process improvement methods and tools to evaluate, measure capability, and redesign operational and clinical processes.
• Candidate will be able to interpret and display data in manner that identifies areas of opportunity and engages leaders to identify tactics for care improvement.
• Skilled in utilizing process/performance improvement methodologies (IHI, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Knowledge of data governance policies and procedures.
• Analytic, problem solving, and issue resolution skills.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate data issues and solutions to both technical and non-technical staff.

Benefits

• Premium pay for eligible employees.
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development.
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Free Parking at designated locations.
• Wellness Program Savings Plan.
• Health Savings Account Options.
• Retirement Options with Company Match.
• Paid Time Off.
• Community Involvement Opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.