PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ANALYST

Universal Health Services•Olive Branch, MS

51d

About The Position

Parkwood Behavioral Health System provides behavioral health and chemical dependency services to the Mid-South region and has been in business since 1987. We are located in Desoto County, in the northwest corner of Mississippi and approximately 7 miles south of Memphis. As treatment options and patient care innovations have continued to become available we strive to provide the highest level of quality care to our patients. At Parkwood, our caring staff focus on providing compassionate care to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. We offer a full continuum of care that provides treatment options to meet the individual needs of adults, adolescents and children. Parkwood Behavioral Health System includes a 148-bed inpatient acute and residential care facility, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. For more information about Parkwood Behavioral Health System, please visit our website at https://parkwoodbhs.com/ Performance Improvement Analyst Status: Full-time Monday-Friday JOB SUMMARY: The Performance Improvement Analyst assists in facilitating the coordination of a systematic organization-wide Performance Improvement program, evaluates performance improvement data to identify trends in quality of care concerns as identified by the Quality Council, Patient Safety Council and other quality referral sources, assures that all performance improvement activities are documented and reported appropriately and timely, supports and assists with the development and implementation of various performance improvement initiatives, tracks and analyzes trends and outcome reports and advises facility leadership on areas for improvement, provides education related to quality programs, processes and procedures, and functions in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Parkwood Behavioral Health System.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in healthcare related field.
Performance Improvement data collection and analysis.
Registered Nurse credentials required.
Current CPR or BLS certification required
Prior experience in abstraction with core measures, registries and/or performance improvement preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work well with all levels of staff.
Strong skills in analytical methodologies, understanding of databases, and/or spreadsheet, technical writing, quantitative analysis and/or use of statistical principles.
Strong critical thinking skills with ability to handle changing work environment and prioritize activities based on department needs.
Detail-oriented, committed to high quality data abstraction, meets quality and productivity standards.

Responsibilities

assists in facilitating the coordination of a systematic organization-wide Performance Improvement program
evaluates performance improvement data to identify trends in quality of care concerns as identified by the Quality Council, Patient Safety Council and other quality referral sources
assures that all performance improvement activities are documented and reported appropriately and timely
supports and assists with the development and implementation of various performance improvement initiatives
tracks and analyzes trends and outcome reports and advises facility leadership on areas for improvement
provides education related to quality programs, processes and procedures
functions in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Parkwood Behavioral Health System