Quality Program Specialist

Allina Health

29d • $41 - $57 • Hybrid

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period) position with an 8-hour day shift and no weekends. It is a hybrid position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Therapy, Public Health, Health Care Administration and/or other health care related field
• 5+ years Healthcare experience in related field
• 3+ years Project management and/or experience with quality improvement principles
• 2+ years Healthcare quality reporting
• 2+ years Electronic medical record experience
• Maintain license as applicable

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Care Administration and/or other health care related field
• 2+ years Health informatics experience

Responsibilities

• Partners with clinical experts in the development, implementation, and sustainability of evidenced-based clinical best practice standards for targeted populations.
• Plays a key role in identifying unwarranted variation in clinical practice that may affect quality outcomes, patient experience, and total cost of care.
• Collaborates with physicians and business unit leaders to ensure consistent implementation of best practices.
• Leads meetings that support clinical program initiatives and assists operational leaders in the implementation and sustainability of plans.
• Develops both internal and patient-facing communication/education materials.
• Manages quality reporting requirements and assures all required regulatory quality measures are reported accurately and timely.
• Maintains scorecards related to program quality indicators, assisting in interpretation of data and development of meaningful action plans to improve performance.
• Collaborates with program leadership on pay for performance programs that rely on clinical quality metrics.
• Leads project management of initiatives using quality improvement tools to drive performance improvement, including the identification of industry benchmarking for goal setting.
• Plans and implements necessary improvement initiatives needed to comply with regulatory annual rule requirements and changes.
• Develops and implements system-level workflows across teams to create efficiencies.
• Analyzes and monitors state and federal legislative policy proposals regulating clinical quality programs.
• Translates legislative policy and technical standards into meaningful language for key stakeholders and operational understanding.
• Understands reporting requirements and data elements necessary to identify, support or negate regulatory quality concerns.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

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