Quality Analyst

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Quality Analyst for the Transplant Institute. This role is primarily remote with onsite visits as needed, and may be based outside the greater Chicagoland area.

You will staff departmental quality improvement activities, facilitate multi-disciplinary reviews, aggregate and analyze data, and report performance improvements using established methodologies across clinical and operational domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in industrial engineering, business decision support/statistical analysis or clinical associated health care field
• Minimum of three years acute hospital experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including presentation, written, and verbal
• Ability to collaborate with management, medical staff, and employees within the organization
• Knowledge and application of the principles of quality improvement including methodologies, data collection and analysis, and reporting
• Advanced ability to create and manage databases, Microsoft Office applications, including Access, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Requires knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards, including JCAHO, CMS Conditions of Participation, IDPH, and others as needed

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with medical staff to analyze data and select quality improvement methodology.
• Collects and presents data to committees for quality improvement.
• Leads performance improvement initiatives per plan and council.
• Partners with finance and safety teams to identify improvement trends.
• Prepares quality reports for committees and management.
• Attends meetings and implements action plans on schedule.
• Develops tools to communicate quality improvement data clearly.
• Uses balanced measures to show progress.
• Applies quality improvement methods and accreditation standards.
• Participates in benchmarking activities.
• Participates in patient safety activities.
• Presents educational programs on quality improvement.
• Contributes to committees with data summaries.
• Acts as a change agent for quality initiatives.
• Supports initiatives by following up on actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system,

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Quality Analyst for the Transplant Institute. This position will be primarily a work from home opportunity with the requirement to come onsite as needed. You may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

The Quality Analyst is responsible for staffing departmental quality improvement activities, facilitating multi-disciplinary reviews/studies, data aggregation, analysis and reporting of performance improvement activities using accepted methodologies, including identification, measurement, analysis, and reporting of projects, indicators, and outcomes. The Quality Analyst develops, utilizes, evaluates, and acts as a resource for data collection tools and methodology; databases; summary reports; balanced score cards and other reporting formats; and evaluative resources. The Quality Analyst collaborates with interdisciplinary members of the healthcare team, including physicians, nurses, other professional personnel, and support staff. This position is accountable for assuring data source, accuracy, and integrity for reporting to internal departments and external agencies.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary personnel and medical staff to analyze data, interpret trends, and select methodology for quality improvement activities, using evidence-based resources
• Collects, analyzes, aggregates, trends, evaluates and presents data information to medical staff, department, and assigned committees for quality improvement
• Conducts performance improvement initiatives in accordance with the Performance Improvement Plan and Performance Improvement Council, such as leading interdisciplinary improvement teams, clinical effectiveness activities, etc
• Collaborates with finance, case management/utilization review, patient safety/legal and other departments to identify trends for performance improvement focus
• Prepares and communicates quality improvement reports for assigned committees, medical sections, and management groups
• Attends meetings and executes actions plans in accordance with meeting management best practices and assigned timelines
• Develops and utilizes tools to effectively communicate quality improvement information in a standard, user-friendly modality
• Uses balanced measures (clinical, operational/financial, service) to communicate progress of quality improvement information
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of quality improvement methodology and accreditation standards and licensure regulations related to quality and safety
• Participates in external benchmarking activities
• Participates in patient safety activities, as assigned
• Serves as a role model and resource by presenting educational programs related to quality improvement measurement, analysis, and data presentation
• Participates actively as a member of assigned committees and provides information about quality improvement activities, including data aggregation, analysis, and summaries
• Acts positively and proactively as a change agent for quality improvement initiatives
• Supports medical staff and department initiatives by following up on requested actions
• Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in industrial engineering, business decision support/statistical analysis or clinical associated health care field with strong statistical analysis
• Minimum of three years acute hospital experience, preferably as an analyst in quality/performance improvement or clinical effectiveness
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including presentation, written, and verbal
• Ability to collaborate with management, medical staff, and employees within the organization
• Knowledge and application of the principles of quality improvement including methodologies, data collection and analysis, and reporting
• Advanced ability to create and manage databases, Microsoft Office applications, including Access, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Advanced ability to create summary reports that imbed statistical tools and charts
• Requires knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards, including JCAHO, CMS Conditions of Participation, IDPH, and others as needed

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Dayshift (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM), Monday - Friday
• Work Location: Flexible Remote (Onsite visits 3-5 times a year)
• Unit/Department: Transplant Department
• CBA Code: Non-Union

About Us

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Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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