Manger Quality Intelligence - Advocate Aurora FT Day REMOTE

Department:

13577 Value Enablement Services - Value Based: Quality

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This is an exempt position that typically requires a Monday through Friday schedule, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours may vary as needed to meet business needs, deadlines, and organizational priorities

Pay Range

$54.90 - $82.35

Major Responsibilities:

• Manages a team of professionals and ensures a high-level of competency, productivity, and accountability that supports the achievement of strategic priorities within established timelines.
• Leads the creation and implementation of the department improvement plan. Oversees the implementation of improvement projects developed by team members for collaboration with other quality professionals. Uses sophisticated analytical thought and data to guide problem solving and identify innovative solutions. Applies AAH quality and high reliability improvement frameworks, methodologies, and tools, evidence-based practice, and data analysis to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Provides leadership and consultative services to assigned departments. Collaborates with other department leaders in an effort to optimize quality improvement processes and meet quality and assigned risk contract goals. Promotes cross-departmental communication, collaboration, and performance improvement. Serves as a resource and mentor to colleagues with less experience.
• Manages and leads multidisciplinary quality studies for clinical improvement. Identifies opportunities for improvement, makes recommendations for change, and leads the implementation of evidenced based and best practices to meet established goals.
• Drives development of improved Electronic Health Record (EHR) tools to support patient care and Quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with key functional departments and leadership. Ensures stakeholders receive education on appropriate use of EHR tools.
• Helps with system-wide Quality/Health Outcomes measure development and definitions, goal setting, project improvement activities and work groups for AAMG and EPH. Keeps current on external reporting programs, associated measures, and best practices in order to ensure internal priorities align with external environment and demands.
• Manages development of reports, processes, workflows, tools, and initiatives designed to improve quality of care and associated quality measures. Leads the development and adoption of processes and mechanisms for accurate quality data collection, analysis and reporting. Reviews and analyzes quality data for accuracy, patterns, and trends. Manages the interpretation, analysis, and communication of Quality data by engaging professionals in own department and leaders of other collaborating departments to drive improvements.
• Manages the research and development of reports, files, and databases used for internal and external reporting ensuring accuracy and optimization of quality outcomes. Helps lead the development of education and oversees training and consultation on business intelligence, data analysis, and workflows supporting Quality initiatives.
• Helps develop readily accessible and intuitive quality intelligence solutions (dashboards, dynamic reports, data visualizations, etc.) to deliver actionable information to multiple end users (clinicians, leaders, executives etc.).
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• None Required.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or
• Bachelor's Degree in Quality Management or related field.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in population health, quality, and project management that includes experiences in developing and executing improvement strategies and building relationships with all facets of the healthcare organization. Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in management of staff, budgets, and quality functions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Advanced knowledge of quality improvement methodologies (e.g. PDSA, Lean, Six Sigma, Juran, etc.), improvement planning and independent effective resolution of complex problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of value-based agreements, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), integrated health care operations and value based health care models.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects across multiple venues and multiple geographies.
• Excellent analytical and statistical skills with ability to analyze complex data, make inferences, and validate conclusions.
• Excellent facilitation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Broad understanding of how Information System tools support quality improvement.
• Understanding of health care delivery system and dynamics within a large complex, highly matrixed environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ability to create reports, graphs, and other visual presentation materials, and effectively maintain statistical data.
• Ability to research and critique strength of evidence based and best practice recommendations.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Generally exposed to a normal office environment.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.