SPECIALIST - QUALITY MANAGEMENT

CenterLight Health System•Uniondale, NY

3d•$86,400 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Management Specialist works in conjunction with operational and clinical staff to facilitate Quality Management/Performance Improvement programs. The Quality Management Specialist supports the monitoring activities to ensure quality across CenterLight Healthcare and collaborates with performance improvement initiatives to ensure care delivery and services are provided according to the highest standards of care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, or other related health field required.
3-5 Years Progressively responsible related work experience including regulatory agency standards and performance improvement initiatives required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with people with varying levels of education and at varying levels of the organization
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Ability to create informative and engaging presentations using PowerPoint or other presentation programs.
Proficient in other Microsoft Office products including Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to utilize other data management systems to pull and analyze information to draw conclusions and recommendations.
Experience working with a variety of departments both clinical and non-clinical and influencing others to get buy-in regarding quality improvement initiatives

Nice To Haves

A Master's Degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilize quality improvement methodologies, such as PDSA, Six-Sigma, Lean, or other standardized quality tools to assist business owners in driving quality improvement initiatives.
Use sound clinical judgment to identify deviations in clinical standards of care delivery.
Serve as liaison between the PACE sites, department leaders, medical directors, and Quality.
Conduct root cause analyses to identify deficiencies and implement evidence-based interventions for Level 2 Incidents.
Monitor and investigate all potential or identified quality of care incidents and collaborate with appropriate staff to determine the impact and next steps for action.
Conduct monthly internal monitoring and audits to identify opportunities for performance improvement.
Participate on Site/Center preparation and execution of audit readiness by regulatory and accreditation agencies (State and Federal agencies, CMS, NCQA, etc.).
Collect, summarize, and analyze performance data and identify opportunities for improvement.
Support Quality committees; facilitate and participate in Quality committees and workgroups
Investigate and incorporate national best practice interventions to affect greater improvements.
Draw conclusions from data analysis to initiate and facilitate performance improvement projects.
Maintain working knowledge of regulatory requirements related to quality for health plan and care delivery products relevant to CenterLight Healthcare.
Identify and escalate urgent quality and operational matters.
Conduct, analyze, and report results of quality audits