Data Scientist II

San Juan Regional Medical Center • Farmington, NM

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of the Manager of Quality Systems, the Data Scientist II is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the Quality Team and applying analytical techniques to high volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources. This role utilizes healthcare data to identify progress, performance, and opportunities for improvement in quality, infection control, finance, and other metrics. The Data Scientist II helps the organization translate data results from reimbursement programs like value-based purchasing, pay-for-performance, or insurance incentives into meaningful information to facilitate maximum reimbursement. This position aligns quality data with the organization’s strategic plan and centralizes the consistent roll-out of data and information throughout the organization. The Data Scientist II presents data and educates all levels in key quality committees, including Quality Council, Medical Staff Quality and Performance Improvement Committee, and QAPI. This role defends quality data integrity, provides data governance, and serves as a subject matter expert. The position uses advanced data and performance improvement skills in LEAN/Six Sigma to lead, coach, and guide the organization and Quality Department (data and performance improvement teams). The Data Scientist II provides critical decision-support, evidence-based knowledge, and technical guidance related to quality, patient safety, financial stability, and community health. Required Behaviors include embodying SJRMC’s values: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, and Creative Vitality.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, information technology, statistics, or healthcare related field
• Experience, creating informational threads throughout quality meetings and committees
• Deep knowledge in utilizing data to identify organizational progress, performance, and opportunities for improvement
• Strong ability to use analytic findings and transform data into meaningful information
• Basic understanding of healthcare reimbursement programs like value-based purchasing and Merit Based Incentive Payments Systems (MIPS).
• Extensive experience in LEAN/Six Sigma performance improvement tools, achieving Black Belt within three (3) years of hire.
• Able to work independently, managing multiple high-priority, time sensitive projects

Nice To Haves

• Experience in translating data results of reimbursement programs like value-based purchasing, pay-for-performance, or insurance incentives into meaningful information and facilitate maximum reimbursement.
• Experience in Cerner build or report writing

Responsibilities

• Supports the day-to-day operations of the Quality Team and applies analytical techniques to high volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
• Acts as point person for meeting the data reporting needs of San Juan Health Partners including identification of new regulatory requirements, metric validation, submission of current metrics and reporting of metric compliance.
• Acts as administrator of external benchmarking tool including data integrity, data uploads, report generation, interpretation of data, and physician scorecard development.
• Acts as administrator of organization Leapfrog data including data integrity, submission, report development, interpretation, and presentation of data analysis to organizational stakeholders.
• Acts as the key contact and coordinator for development of Quality Cerner Computer Language (CCL) reports.
• Utilize data from various internal and external sources to identify organizational opportunities for improvement.
• Utilizes performance excellence methodologies such as LEAM/Six Sigma to lead teams and implement improvements.
• Represents his or her work in presentations to all levels in key quality committees including Quality Council, Medical Staff Quality and Performance Improvement Committees, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI), and others.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree