Quality Improvement Coordinator PACE (MC-1.0)

Franciscan Alliance • Michigan City, MI

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About The Position

Exceptional quality health care doesn’t happen by luck; it happens because there is a team of health care professionals working together – each doing their own job to the highest standards and working together for a common goal. Our PACE Quality Improvement Coordinators are an important part of this care team, by overseeing and implementing the QI plan for PACE. These extra steps make all the difference. WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. The PACE program’s vision statement is to provide unmatched, individualized, and joyful care through teamwork that is worthy of praise so that seniors experience the best quality-of-life in their communities. PACE offers seniors and their families the care, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation, and supportive services they need to remain healthy so that they can live in their own home. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Practice Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. No Weekends, Evenings, or Holidays

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree- Business or Hospital Administration or Health & Human Services- Preferred
• 2 Years Managed Care, CNS Audit, DSNP or MMP experience- Preferred
• 2 Years Quality Experience- Preferred
• 1 Year Working with Frail and Elderly- Preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with state and federal regulations and accreditation standards.
• Develops performance improvement initiatives to track overall performance and outcomes metrics.
• Assists with review of Quality Improvement summary data for accuracy, making corrections as needed.
• Coordinates internal continuous compliance and survey preparation activities.
• Programs and produces reports that support quality improvement initiatives including metrics, regulatory or quality reporting requirements.
• Utilizes alerts and best practices (e.g. Sentinel Event Alerts) to perform gap assessments and implement strong actions that will alleviate identified gaps.
• Oversees the completion of all Quality reviews and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for the Division.
• Actively participates and coordinates if appropriate, CMS / PACE calls, State (SAA) Reporting Calls, Professional Services Committee, Participant Advisory Committee (PAC), FALL Committee, Quality Reporting Meeting, and other designated meetings as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees