Quality Analyst RN

Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation•Laporte, MN

22h

About The Position

The Quality Analyst supports the organization’s data-driven decision-making by analyzing and interpreting complex healthcare data. The role identifies trends, patterns, and insights that can improve patient care, operational efficiency, and strategic planning. The analyst works with senior analysts and stakeholders across departments to provide data-driven recommendations and support data-related projects. The position gathers, cleans, and prepares data from sources such as electronic medical records, regulatory databases, and internal quality tools. It conducts descriptive and exploratory analysis, writes SQL queries, develops recurring and ad hoc reports, and creates dashboards and other visualizations. The analyst collaborates with clinicians, administrators, and IT teams to answer data questions, support audits, resolve data-quality concerns, and contribute analysis to quality-improvement and patient-safety initiatives. The role also assists senior analysts with complex projects and manages multiple assignments while meeting deadlines and adapting to changing priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a clinical discipline, or more than two years of direct experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
One to three years of experience in data analytics, healthcare operations, program management, or relevant support services.
Working knowledge of clinical workflows, healthcare operations, and quality-improvement concepts.
Proficiency in data-analysis tools and query languages such as SQL and Excel, or equivalent.
Experience with electronic medical record systems and familiarity with healthcare datasets.
Ability to create clear, accurate, and visually compelling reports and dashboards.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Gather, clean, and prepare data from electronic medical records, regulatory databases, internal quality tools, and other sources.
Conduct descriptive and exploratory analyses to identify performance trends and quality-improvement opportunities.
Write and execute SQL queries to extract and manipulate data for analysis and reporting.
Develop and deliver recurring and ad hoc reports on performance indicators, quality metrics, and regulatory outcomes.
Create dashboards, charts, graphs, and other visualizations to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Collaborate with clinicians, administrators, IT, and other cross-functional teams to answer data-related questions, support audits, and resolve data-quality concerns.
Support enterprise quality-improvement and patient-safety initiatives with data analysis and insights.
Assist senior analysts with complex projects, including data preparation, trend identification, and interpretation of results.
Manage multiple assignments with attention to detail, deadlines, and changing priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Comply with all policies and standards.