Discharge Data Manager (Public Service Administrator, Opt. 3)

State of Illinois•Chicago, IL

4d•$8,571 - $12,651•Hybrid

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Public Health seeks a detail oriented, self-motivated professional with excellent interpersonal skills to serve as Discharge Data Manager. Manages the intake of statewide facility discharge data from Illinois healthcare facilities, ensuring appropriate quality control and data security measures. Maintains detailed documentation of the system workflow, analyzes data, and provides discharge data to meet a variety of user needs.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the field of information technology.
Requires three (3) years of experience in data intake methodologies, data systems development, data management and data dissemination.
Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree with emphasis in management information systems, data dissemination and data analysis.
Three (3) years of professional experience with data intake and management using SQL.
Skills in SQL include indexing and performance tuning ability to run SQL server complete, differential and transaction log backups.
Three (3) years of professional experience with stored procedures, complex queries, correlated sub-queries, derived tables and Common Table expressions.
Three (3) years of professional experience using healthcare administrative code (e.g., ICD-10CM) and CPT codes.
Three (3) years of experience using statistical and/or informatics tools, preferably Excel, SAS or R.
Three (3) years of professional experience using advanced methods of matching, linking and aggregating patient records from various data sources.

Responsibilities

Manages the intake of statewide facility discharge data from Illinois healthcare facilities, ensuring appropriate quality control and data security measures.
Maintains detailed documentation of the system workflow, analyzes data, and provides discharge data to meet a variety of user needs.
Using independent judgment, using analytical and systems design capabilities, takes the lead in evaluating and implementing the Discharge Data Set.
Develops and implements reporting techniques to meet public information requirements of users.
Assists in coordinating the collection, review and maintenance of Patient Safety and Quality related data components.
Provides data compilation and analysis of confidential information to assist the Division staff in conducting local and state health research and planning activities.
Serves as working supervisor.
Confers with management to analyze, plan and resolve problems related to streamlining data systems delivery.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
13-14 paid holidays per year
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources