Clinical Quality Analyst

Summary

Sanford Health is a rural health system dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience and expanding access to high-quality care. The Clinical Quality Analyst manages clinical data systems, chart reviews, quality improvement initiatives, registry deadlines, peer review activities, and accreditation support while analyzing patient records and reporting quality and safety information.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining participation and/or coordination, consultation and technical support of data systems, including but not limited to: centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Joint Commission (TJC), and other various registries based on clinical diagnosis
• Although direct patient care is not part of this job role, understanding clinical presentations of disease processes across the age spectrum is necessary
• Develops and implements processes to collect, monitor, analyze and report quality improvement and safety information consistent with internal and external needs
• Contributes to the development of the health quality plan for Sanford
• Coordinates and facilitates work on assigned quality improvement goals related to the overall quality initiative
• Facilitates quality improvement activities within assigned department and setting including implementation of improvement strategies
• Stimulates problem solving and innovation
• Coordinate peer review activities within assigned departments
• Analyzes patient records to identify potential variances from desired clinical outcomes
• Designs and provides education on quality improvement topics as needed
• Provides consultation on quality improvement and accreditation

Skills

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state clinical licensure
• Minimum of three years clinical background in specialty required
• Obtains and subsequently maintains an unencumbered professional clinical license with the applicable state board, accrediting body, and/or national registry as required for department needs and specialty focus area(s)
• If an Registered Nurse, holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications
• Maintain any additional department specific competencies and certifications
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
• Microsoft Office applications experience preferred
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state clinical licensure
• Minimum of three years clinical background in specialty required
• Obtains and subsequently maintains an unencumbered professional clinical license with the applicable state board, accrediting body, and/or national registry as required for department needs and specialty focus area(s)
• If an Registered Nurse, holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications
• Maintain any additional department specific competencies and certifications

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)
• Microsoft Office applications experience preferred
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred

Benefits

• Flexible working schedule
• Training Mentorship
• Remote position
• Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.