Join one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as
a Quality Intelligence Specialist. This is a remote, work from home opportunity.
You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.
In this role, the Quality Intelligence Specialist ensures effective use of
accurate and timely clinical process and outcomes information through
application of clinical and documentation tools within the electronic and paper
medical record and billing systems, ensuring clinician engagement and successful
reporting to external agencies. Collaborates with EMR teams, clinical
informaticists, clinicians and departments to identify opportunities and guide
quality analytics activities in response to performance and system goals.
Essential Job Functions
Support, engage, and collaborate with clinical teams regarding appropriate
clinical documentation, and drivers of high quality patient care based on
current national guidelines and recommendations related to measures of care.
Collaborate with IS teams, clinical informaticists, clinicians and clinical
departments to leverage the electronic medical record for data and report
data to ensure timely and accurate reporting of information.
Ensure compliance with requirements from CMS (e.g. Meaningful Use, Core
Measures) and other payers and regulators with respect to reporting of
clinical quality and other quality-related initiatives.
Ensure the validity of data used to measure clinical performance.
Communicate performance and technical definitions of national measures of
quality and patient safety to key stakeholders to support reporting
requirements and quality improvement initiatives.
Other duties as assigned by director
Required Qualifications
Current clinical license (RN, RPh, etc)
Master’s degree (in healthcare preferred, e.g. Nursing Informatics, Public
Health)
Patient care experience
Demonstrated ability to understand complex metrics of patient care and the
drivers of metric performance
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining
accuracy and meeting deadlines
Strong attention to detail, organization, documentation and follow-through
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
Proficiency in MS Excel and Word
Strong analytical skills
Preferred
Experience with TJC/CMS Core Measures
EMR experience
Position Details
Job Type/FTE: Full Time
Shift: Days
Job Location: Remote
Unit/Department: Office of External Assessments
CBA Code: Non-Union
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior
healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an
individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and
commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working
to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move
our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to
your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing
work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of
excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities
[https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers]
UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified
applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental
status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other
legally protected characteristics.
As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a
pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the
flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions
will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.
Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.
The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably
expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of
current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the
time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and
organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees
subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center
and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits -
UChicago Medicine [https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers/benefits].