Coordinator National Quality Programs

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Job Summary

The Coordinator’s main responsibility is to determine data-driven solutions to guide quality improvement. The Coordinator utilizes a variety of health care databases to focus improvement. The Coordinator performs data analysis to support clinical quality and performance improvement. The Coordinator works closely with the members of various departments to analyze and present data in meaningful formats to highlight improvements and opportunity. The Coordinator will work to design and continuously improve an effective quality strategy and other special projects as identified.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze data and present solutions in coordination with physicians and staff to inform continuous improvement.
• Submit data, monitor performance, and utilize predictive analysis for benchmarking programs such as but not limited to Vizient Quality and Accountability Rankings, U.S. News and World Report Best Children’s Hospitals, etc.
• Establish effective working relationships with members of the hospital, especially Provider and Nursing staff, Health Information Management, and Enterprise Analytics.
• Serve on WVUH Hospital or Children’s Hospital committees and supply them with data needs and improvement science expertise.
• Act as local Project Manager of Solutions for Patient Safety implementing strategy, measuring effectiveness, and facilitating improvement teams.
• Participate in required program calls and national conferences.
• Serve as educational resource on quality improvement for internal and external audiences by developing educational materials and delivering presentations.
• Demonstrate appropriate utilization of resources necessary to obtain valid, reliable data.
• Monitor national quality indicators for coding integrity and improvement opportunities.