Clinical Program Coordinator, Clinical Pathways

University of Virginia • VA

65d • $66,528 - $133,057

About The Position

The Clinical Program Coordinator, Clinical Pathways has the primary responsibility for coordinating the development and maintenance of an evidence-based approach to healthcare decision-making through the creation and maintenance of multidisciplinary Clinical Pathways. Pathways are Epic-integrated, multidisciplinary tools that incorporate best evidence and expert consensus, clinical decision support, integrated EHR ordering, and navigation and design in alignment with local operational procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing, physician assistant program with a master’s degree or Pharm. D. degree.
• 3-5 years of healthcare experience with demonstrated leadership experience.
• Experience in project management preferred.
• Epic proficiency required.
• Proficiency with Epic building or related activities and/or AgileMD proficiency preferred.
• Must be licensed to practice in the State of Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with University Medical Center and Health System leadership to manage the scope and implementation of the Clinical Pathways Program.
• Define the Pathway development process and lead key stakeholders through the steps.
• Manage programmatic input and support institutional liaison with any vendor partner/relationship insofar as supporting software (e.g. AgileMD) is used.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills using various mediums (verbal, e-mail, presentation, etc).
• Manage communication and expectations with various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, IT teams, and other program participants.
• Serve as a liaison to adjacent health system governance entities to ensure appropriate use of Pathways in alignment with policy and regulatory standards.
• Foster harmonization of clinical Pathways with health system priorities, and helps identify sources of redundancy or lack of alignment in clinical/technical content between various guidelines, order sets, and pathways.
• Assist with Pathway edits as necessary during the build process. As needed, act as a builder help to design, validate, and test pathways.
• Organize and maintain a governance committee to review and approve Clinical Pathways.
• Ensure regular review and prioritization of Pathway proposals, adherence to standard formatting and technical review procedures, and the cadence of review of existing/live pathways.
• Make recommendations for clarification, updates, and/or retirement of obsolete or outdated material to support streamlining of content across platforms.
• Author and present programmatic updates to executive leadership in collaboration with governance committee.
• Train and coach new authors on Agile principles and practices that align with UVA Health System standards.
• Roll-out Clinical Pathways to clinical services and perform associated team member training and orientation.
• Provide guidance and support to staff and/or management on complex problems or challenges.
• Monitor the performance of pathways, and provide regular reports to stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyze program and project specific metrics and data outcomes; communicating to stakeholders and leadership as needed.
• Monitor pathway utilization and, in partnership with data analytics, impact of both the overall program and specific clinical pathways.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree