Quality Specialist

Position Purpose:

This position shall support a variety of facility/program functions including, but not limited to, quality and administrative support.  This position will provide administrative support for and maintain the Department(s) databases related to the services provided by the Department.  The position shall also assist in the preparation for The Joint Commission and other regulatory surveys.

This position is responsible for preparing data and information for all Medical staff, quality and compliance meetings and committees.

This position also provides secretarial and administrative support to the \ the Senior Leadership team.

Nature and Scope:

The nature and scope of managing these databases will include:

·       Administrative overview of the vendor supplied software programs by assuring they are the most current version and vendor requested updates are maintained.

·       Creating and maintaining advanced spreadsheets in Excel and/or Access.

·       Designing, formatting and updating statistical presentations and graphs.

·       Medical record data abstraction of demographic and basic medical information, including medical record filing and retrieval.

·       Maintain quality data.

·       Maintain, archive, and prepare policies and procedures.

·       Participate in quality improvement and change management procedures and processes.

·       Work closely with Medical Staff Services to ensure timely and accurate provider communication and education.

Overall, under the direction of the Leader/Director, shall work closely with Other appropriate departments.

This position also provides administrative support to all leadership.

This position shall participate all in quality improvement and change management procedures and processes.

This position does not provide patient care.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Minimum Qualifications:  Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education:

Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. High school diploma or equivalent. Associate’s degree preferred.

Experience:

Two years of quality experience, word processing and spreadsheet. Knowledge and application of Health Information Management and Computer applications strongly preferred.

License(s):

None

Certification(s):

None

Computer / Typing:

Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word and have the ability to use the computer to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.