Sr. Quality Data Analytics & PI Analyst

Moffitt Cancer Center

11d•$80,974 - $123,365

About The Position

The Sr. Quality Data Analytics & PI Analyst supports Moffitt Cancer Center’s strategic plan by providing meaningful, accurate data to drive improvements in quality, patient safety, and professional practice. The role serves as an enterprise-wide quality data expert, performing advanced data analysis and taking ownership of inpatient and/or outpatient data. The analyst independently identifies improvement opportunities and works with internal and external customers to improve performance. The position represents Quality & Patient Safety, owns the analytics program as a performance improvement subject matter expert, and consults with customers to support continuous improvement. It provides advanced expertise in quality analytics, reporting, data systems, and performance improvement, including guidance on data use and the development and validation of quality metrics and reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Informatics, Statistics, Health Sciences, Business, Finance, or a related field.
At least seven years of data management and analysis, including metadata management.
Strong knowledge of CMS quality reporting regulations for PPS-exempt cancer centers and non-exempt hospitals.
Familiarity with data requirements for ADCC facilities and how data applies to performance improvement.
Familiarity with the Quality Payment Program for eligible providers and hospitals.
Proficiency with analytics software for data management and public, contractual, and internal reporting, including ability to write code for ad hoc reporting.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Visio, Access, and Word.
Ability to create and manage meaningful high-level dashboards.
Ability to create databases to track performance improvement action-plan items and status.
Excellent speaking, communication, and presentation skills with internal and external customers and regulatory agencies.
Ability to build and maintain strong departmental partnerships to support continuous improvement.
Familiarity with Cerner or a comparable electronic health record system.
Strong healthcare data analysis and critical-thinking skills.
Strong understanding of analytic methodology, including risk adjustment and geometric versus arithmetic methodology.
Excellent collaboration skills.
Understanding of operational delivery processes and quality and safety issues, or ability and desire to learn.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Informatics, Health Sciences, Public Health, MBA, or a related field.
CPHQ certification.
Understanding of healthcare billing and coding, such as ICD-10, CPT, and DRG.
Background or certification in quality management tools and methods, such as LEAN or Six Sigma, or ability to develop and learn.
Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Six Sigma Green Belt.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced expertise and product knowledge to develop, configure, and support the Center’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Plan and related analytics systems, data vendors, government websites, spreadsheets, and databases.
Analyze, evaluate, and resolve issues related to reporting quality metrics to internal, external, regulatory, and contractual customers.
Identify and document quality metric system process requirements and content standards for improvement.
Help perform detailed test scenarios to validate data accuracy and minimize negative impacts on clients.
Provide functional and technical guidance to internal customer teams on using data to drive financial decisions for the Center.
Serve as an active team member on quality projects.
Act as a consultant to customers on data and performance techniques.
Collaborate with the Regulatory Coordinator and Chapter leaders to select methodologies and metrics for measuring success against applicable Joint Commission Standards.
Educate Center staff on best practices for using data.
Assist with agendas for quality meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.