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Senior Quality Improvement Specialist (654073)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Baltimore (MD)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

18 days ago

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Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine is seeking a Sr. Quality Improvement Specialist to lead quality initiatives and ensure accurate data submission for various quality-related programs. The role requires significant clinical experience and expertise in quality improvement methodologies, coupled with strong data analysis skills.

Benefits

Work-life balance
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
403B Savings Plan w/employer contribution
Paid Time off & Paid holidays
Employee and Dependent Tuition assistance benefits
Health and wellness programs

Qualifications

  • Five years equivalent full-time clinical experience as RN, MD, PA or equivalent.
  • Three years of experience in medical record auditing or abstracting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead chart abstraction and measure validation for quality improvement.
  • Ensure accurate data submission for quality-related programs.
  • Facilitate discussions with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Data collection
Quality Improvement methodologies
Problem-solving
Interpersonal skills
Negotiation
Training and education

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or relevant field
Master’s degree preferred

Job description

One organization.Countless opportunities.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, a nonprofit, combines over 125 years of commitment to community care with groundbreaking research, teaching and medical services to patients worldwide.Johns Hopkins Medicine operates six academic and community hospitals, four health care and surgery centers, more than six ambulatory surgery centers and has more than 2.8 million outpatient encounters per year.

What you will do:

The Sr. Quality Improvement Specialist (QIS) is a leader in chart abstraction, measure validation, and quality improvement initiatives reported to local, state, and national agencies. This role ensures accurate data submission for quality-related payment and recognition programs, including core measures, electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), patient safety indicators (PSIs), and mortality metrics.

The Sr. QIS operates with a high level of autonomy and independent judgment, collaborating with clinical and administrative teams to drive performance improvement. As a leader, the Sr. QIS has specialized expertise as a subject matter expert (SME) in areas such as quality payment and recognition program methodology, data collection, analysis, reporting, and education. Using clinical judgment and quality improvement methodologies, the Sr. QIS assesses efficiency and effectiveness of patient care delivery and practice, and monitors compliance with established standards and external regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead chart abstraction and measure validation for quality improvement initiatives.
  • Apply QI methodologies to improve processes and compliance.
  • Ensure accurate data submission for quality-related payment and recognition programs.
  • Conduct data analysis to assess clinical pertinence and compliance with evidence-based medicine.
  • Facilitate discussions with multidisciplinary teams to drive performance improvement.
  • Educate and train clinical providers and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with analytics, informatics, and documentation teams.

What awaits you:

You can enjoy an environment that is continually recognized as one of the best workplaces in the world.

Click or copy and paste the link below to watch this J ohns Hopkins Medicine Virtual Tour to learn more about us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNaPzR-AEE

In addition to working with some of the best and brightest in the medical field, we offer our employees generous benefits:

· Work-life balance

· Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

· 403B Savings Plan w/employer contribution

· Paid Time off & Paid holidays.

· Employee and Dependent Tuition assistance benefits.

· Health and wellness programs and MORE!

Who should apply:

  • Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or relevant field. Master’s degree preferred.
  • Requires five years equivalent full-time clinical experience as registered nurse, MD, PA or relevant clinical position.
  • Requires a minimum of at least three years of experience in medical record auditing, abstracting or validation with familiarity in HACs/MHACs, PSIs, Core Measures, eCQMs, and risk adjustment.
  • Licensed in the State of Maryland as a Registered Nurse (RN), Physician Assistant (PA), or licensure in a related healthcare position.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting for quality improvement
  • Proficiency with QI methodologies and application of performance improvement tools to improve processes
  • Strong ability to problem-solve creatively and analyze processes and systems.
  • Advanced interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Expertise in negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement
  • Experience in training and education related to quality improvement methodologies.

Salary Range: Minimum 41.70/hour - Maximum 68.85/hour.Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

JHM prioritizes the health and well-being of every employee. Come be healthy at Hopkins!

Diversity and Inclusion are Johns Hopkins Medicine Core Values. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns HopkinsHealth Systemand its affiliatesare an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

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