Quality Analyst

WVU Medicine; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Tuition program

Job summary

WVU Medicine seeks a data-focused professional to support data collection, analysis, and reporting across hospital and quality initiatives. You will review charts, aggregate data, analyze trends, and help drive improvements in patient safety, chronic disease management, and satisfaction metrics.

The role emphasizes accuracy in data abstraction, communication with leaders, and supporting performance improvement goals across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience or coursework in data collection and analysis helpful.

Responsibilities

• Assist data collection through chart reviews and data aggregation.
• Analyze data for trends and benchmark improvements.
• Support data collection for certifications and reimbursement optimization.
• Contribute to safety and quality initiatives using appropriate tools.
• Abstract core measures and registries; support data submission.
• Interpret performance data for enterprise-wide improvement.
• Demonstrate accuracy in abstracting clinical information.
• Explain data definitions clearly to leaders to drive improvements.
• Track data accuracy and timeliness; perform reliability checks.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master degree

Tools

Data Abstraction Tools

Job description

Collects multifaceted data, analyzes information and makes recommendation which drive decision making.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master degree

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with collection of data through various methods such as chart reviews of patients, aggregates data, analyzes data for trends, recommends alternative courses of action, and measures success of changes.
• Assists with the collection of data and analysis as required to maintain certifications or ensuring optimal reimbursement of services provided.
• Assists with development and implementation of patient safety or quality improvement initiatives and assuring success of through the use of appropriate tools to help problem solve and benchmark. Identifies strategic opportunities for improving preventative screening rates, chronic disease management, and customer satisfaction through rigorous data analysis.
• Assists with core measure and registry abstraction, analysis, improvement, and data submission.
• Provides assistance in analyzing performance data and trends to achieve enterprise-wide Performance Improvement goals ensuring that data is accurate, meaningful, and easily interpreted.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy in abstracting clinical information and proficiency in the required data abstraction tools.
• Accurately interpret data definitions and communicate both verbally and in writing to key leaders to facilitate improvements.
• Track and validate data accuracy and timeliness.
• Perform assurance tasks such as inter-rater reliability.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping are necessary body movements utilized in performing duties through the work shift.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Office and hospital setting.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Exellent written and verbal communication skills.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Compensation Range: $51,979.20 - $77,958.40 Compensation Range is based on 100% FTE. Salary will be prorated if hired at less than 100% FTE.

Company: GRMC Garrett Regional Medical Center Cost Center: 405 GRMC Quality Management Address: 251 N 4th Street Oakland Maryland Benefit eligible employees classified as at least 0.5 eligible for: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability Coverage, Tuition Program, Retirement, Paid Time Off, Wellness Program

Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals - including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia - and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.