Patient Safety Data Analyst

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

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About The Position

The University of Nevada, School of Medicine is recruiting a Patient Safety Data Analyst to design, develop, and maintain data collection, reporting, analytics, and visualization solutions for the Rural Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The Analyst works with PSO leadership, participating healthcare organizations, data stewards, and technology partners to turn patient safety data into accurate, understandable, and actionable information. The role supports secure patient safety reporting, data quality, data modeling, metric development, dashboard creation, regulatory submissions, and documentation of data processes. Analytical products support organizational learning, patient safety improvement, rural healthcare benchmarking, and strategic decision-making. The Analyst also supports evaluation, configuration, testing, and ongoing operation of the PSO’s reporting and analytics environment. The position requires independent judgment when handling confidential and sensitive healthcare information and consistent compliance with applicable data-governance, security, and Patient Safety Work Product requirements.

The position is Administrative Faculty, Grade B, at 100% full-time equivalent. Extensive travel across Nevada to meet rural hospital leaders and stakeholders is required, with occasional out-of-state travel for conferences. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, business administration, business analytics, information systems, or a related field and two years of related work experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields or a related field and one year of related work experience.
• Experience creating business intelligence reports, dashboards, scorecards, comparable analytical products, and/or reports.
• Experience with AHRQ Common Formats or similar standardized healthcare reporting specifications.
• Experience communicating analytical findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Nevada driver’s license.
• Ability to travel extensively within Nevada and occasionally out of state.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive healthcare information and follow applicable data-governance, security, and Patient Safety Work Product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reports, dashboards, scorecards, data visualizations, and other business intelligence solutions supporting patient safety, organizational learning, and healthcare quality improvement.
• Translate organizational and participating-provider information needs into reporting requirements, analytical products, and performance measures.
• Evaluate patient safety reports, dashboards, datasets, and analytical products for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and appropriate interpretation.
• Develop and perform data validation, reconciliation, quality-control, and user-acceptance testing.
• Support implementation, configuration, testing, maintenance, and improvement of the PSO’s patient safety data collection and reporting environment.
• Create user guides, data dictionaries, metric specifications, workflow documentation, report instructions, and other technical resources.
• Handle confidential and sensitive healthcare information in accordance with applicable data-governance, security, and Patient Safety Work Product requirements.
• Travel extensively across the state to meet rural hospital leaders and stakeholders, and occasionally travel out of state for conferences.

Benefits

• Retirement plan with a University match of the employee’s 19.25% contribution; participants are 100% vested on their first day.
• Health insurance options, including dental and vision.
• Annual and sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Fitness center memberships, including options for spouses or domestic partners.
• Discounts at local businesses for WolfCard holders.
• Employee assistance program providing counseling and advising services to employees and eligible dependents.
• Reduced-rate tuition benefit for faculty and qualified dependents.
• Dual career assistance program for newly hired faculty spouses or partners.
• No state income tax.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level