Responsibilities:

• Provides quality expertise on use of standard methodologies, tools, and data collection and analysis to measure and evaluate quality projects, programs and other activities.
• Provides consultative support to clinics to facilitate improvement, which may include working with leadership, providers and clinic managers to develop quality aims, measures, and strategies to improve performance.  
• Provides expertise on best practice and helps to ensure alignment of improvement activities and measures with medical practice guidelines and/or other resources.
• Provides input or creates:
  • Internal quality audits and reports
  • Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM) activities including data validation
  • Quality reports to payers and other agencies
  • Provider/Clinic dashboard reports
  • Internal Awards metrics and reporting
• Provides quality improvement expertise to the organization by participating in clinical practice committees, task forces, and work groups as assigned.

Qualifications:

• RN (MN license) with Bachelor Degree preferred
• Knowledge and experience in Healthcare Quality Improvement
• Five or more years experience in healthcare (clinic and/or management experience preferred)
• Experience leading/facilitating and training QI activities
• Experience defining data needs and manipulating clinical data (Excel – Intermediate/Expert experience )
• Experience and training in Lean methodology
• Demonstrated proficiency and analytical skills using computer systems
• Proficiency in applying statistical methods to problems
• Knowledge of quality standards/guidelines and regulations
• Project management training and experience

Hours:

• Full-time or Part-time benefit eligible. Minimum of 32 hours per week

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Group Life
• Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Disability
• 401K
• Profit Sharing
• Employee Assistance Program