Quality Program Coordination Senior Analyst

About the role

The Ohio State University is committed to enhancing the quality of care provided to patients. The Quality Program Coordination Senior Analyst will develop and implement OSUWMC-specific references and tools to support evidence-based guideline recommendations and best practices to improve patient care processes, reduce variation in practice, and support medical education. In addition, this position will support the development of processes to measure and evaluate use of guidelines and outcomes of care, design real-time evaluation mechanisms, and provide feedback to clinicians to improve care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, design and maintain quality programs and ensure compliance with regulatory and other requirements.
• Coordinate mechanisms to help identify and prioritize ongoing opportunities for improvement.
• Collect, analyze and report meaningful quality metrics.
• Recommend and facilitate strategies for improvement.
• Monitor effectiveness of improvement strategies.
• Validate sustained improvement over time and provide training and education on quality programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in health related specialty or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4 years of relevant experience required.
• 4-8 years of relevant experience preferred.

Skills

• Understanding of clinical workflows, medical terminology, and disease processes.
• Proficiency in data collection, entry, validation, and analysis.
• Familiarity with electronic health records (EHRs) and data management systems, experience utilizing the internet and MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).