Quality Improvement Coordinator- Rev Cycle

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums for full‑t‑

Generous time off (holidays, leave)

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is seeking a professional to design and implement strategic action, quality improvement, and risk management plans. The role identifies weaknesses and provides senior management with outcome analyses.

Key accountabilities include audits, performance improvement planning, and collaboration with managers to monitor outcomes. The position focuses on data collection, reporting, and staff training to advance patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Related Experience required.
• 3 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts periodic audit reviews to identify areas needing improvement and risk management issues.
• Develops and monitors quality improvement and risk management plans.
• Teaches staff about Performance Improvement principles and processes.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Related Experience

Job description

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Develops and implements strategic action, quality improvement and risk management plans. Identifies potential weaknesses and provides senior management with an analysis of outcomes.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Conducts periodic review of records to assess and ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Meets and collaborates with managers to develop performance improvement plans and monitors ongoing outcomes.
• Conducts periodic audits of processes and data to ensure compliance and assists in preparation and success of audits from regulatory governing bodies. Includes audits of Environment of Care.
• Analyzes audit reviews to identify areas needing improvement and detection of risk management issues.
• Develops, implements and monitors quality improvement and risk management plans.
• Participates as an active member of the Safety Committee and addresses areas needing improvement.
• Contributes to the systems applications development required to collect necessary data to monitor performance improvement indicators.
• Analyzes data and creates necessary reports to identify performance improvement issues and compares outcomes to similar institutions.
• Prepares statistical variances and trends in graphs and charts to review with senior management.
• Conducts educational training for staff regarding Performance Improvement principals and processes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• None

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree Or Related Experience Required.

Minimum Experience:

3 Years Of Experience Required.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4. Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.