Quality Data Coordinator

Baptist Health•Jacksonville, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties. To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org. Highlights: Summary: The Clinical Decision Support Data Coordinator will effectively and efficiently provide clinical data for the purpose of driving performance improvement activities to ensure positive patient outcomes. The position will coordinate with the Quality Performance Improvement Specialist and other operational team members to facilitate performance improvement teams within a service line model The coordinator works with the analyst to produces and submits clinical data reports as requested by administration, clinical departments or committees using available information systems and databases. Participates in statistical analysis, interpretation and monitoring of clinical data. Understands and performs data abstraction requirements. Conducts chart reviews. Reviews data for external data requirements and benchmarking. Attends and supports applicable/ assigned committees and PI Teams. This position will perform chart review and data abstraction duties from the medical record. This position will provide for accurate and timely collection of clinical data for the purpose of driving performance improvement activities in the hospital to ensure excellent patient care outcomes. This position supports use of evidence based quality indicators by providing current real-time clinical data for clinicians and administration to direct patient care; address PI outcomes and operational goals of the organization.

Requirements

Degree in Nursing, Bachelor's degree preferred with minimum 3-5 years of hospital nursing experience. OR Undergraduate clinical degree or computer science information degree required with 5+ years healthcare related work experience required.
Active RN licensure required, if applicable
Must be proficient with Word, Excel, and other Microsoft applications.
Knowledge base of clinical core measures and abstraction process
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have excellent interpersonal skills. Must be self directed and highly motivated with problem solving abilities.
Individual must be self-confident and self-motivated and able to function in high stress environment subject to interruption and changing priorities.
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to interact collaboratively with various internal and external hospital contacts.
Position requires sitting for 50% of the workday and mobility 50% of the workday. There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching. There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action. Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 15 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds. There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person. Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range. Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels. Much exposure to computer work. Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock. Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks. Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Nice To Haves

At least 1-3 years of performance improvement and metric abstraction experience preferred.
Prior experience in chart review and data abstraction strongly preferred.
Knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC) and CMS terminology, and of ICD-9/ DRGs preferred.
Knowledge of current Performance Improvement methodologies and performance measures (i.e. FOCUS PDCA, Lean, Microsystems, chart and graph interpretation) preferred

Responsibilities

Provide clinical data for the purpose of driving performance improvement activities to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Coordinate with the Quality Performance Improvement Specialist and other operational team members to facilitate performance improvement teams within a service line model
Produces and submits clinical data reports as requested by administration, clinical departments or committees using available information systems and databases.
Participates in statistical analysis, interpretation and monitoring of clinical data.
Understands and performs data abstraction requirements.
Conducts chart reviews.
Reviews data for external data requirements and benchmarking.
Attends and supports applicable/ assigned committees and PI Teams.
Perform chart review and data abstraction duties from the medical record.
Provide for accurate and timely collection of clinical data for the purpose of driving performance improvement activities in the hospital to ensure excellent patient care outcomes.
Supports use of evidence based quality indicators by providing current real-time clinical data for clinicians and administration to direct patient care; address PI outcomes and operational goals of the organization.