Quality Coordinator - Michigan Arthroplasty Registry

Description:

Positions Location: Lansing, MI

Job Description

General Purpose of Job:

The Quality Coordinator has responsibility for the development, implementation, and monitoring of quality improvement and patient safety activities for a designated quality collaborative/registry.

The Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality Initiative (MARCQI) is a group of Orthopaedic surgeons and medical professionals dedicated to improving the quality of care for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement procedures in Michigan. It is a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-funded Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI). The Quality Coordinator is responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting clinical data elements on eligible cases as well as, participate in project training sessions, attend the MARCQI collaborative meetings (3 times a year), and maintain regular contact (email, phone, conference calls, webinars, etc.) with the clinical champion and coordinating center. By collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting data back to the providers, quality improvement initiatives based on the registry data are implemented.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Collecting, analyzing and reporting clinical data elements on eligible cases as required for participation in the Michigan Arthroplasty Registry a Collaborative for Quality Improvement (MARCQI), a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-funded Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI).

• The Quality Coordinator will be required to independently manage the case load and report data to MARCQI according to established standard and deadlines.

• The Quality Coordinator will actively engage in MARCQI activities and identify opportunities to improve the quality of care in the inpatient setting by working with physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and administrators to develop strategies to improve performance.

• Other responsibilities will include attending consortium-wide meetings and data abstractor meetings as a representative of the institution, acting as a resource regarding the consortium within the institution, maintaining regular contact with the MARCQI clinical champion(s) and other members of the team at the institution, preparing for and being available for site audits by the MARCQI Coordinating Center, resolving data discrepancies, and responding to MARCQI Coordinating Center requests in a timely fashion.

• Employees in this role typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities.

• Maintains current knowledge of laws, regulations, healthcare trends and accreditation standards; provides education, and coordinates the preparation, monitoring, and developing of mechanisms to comply with standards and surveys.

• Acts as a consultant, educator, and facilitator for quality improvement and patient safety initiatives for hospital staff and physicians that include, but are not limited to:

• Quality improvement and patient safety

• Adverse Event Analysis, Peer Review

• Morbidity and Mortality

• Clinical documentation

• Multi-disciplinary quality improvement team activities

• Identifies/develops aggregate summaries of Quality Improvement data and information as needed, that includes but is not limited to:

• Departmental quality improvement activities

• Medical staff quality improvement activities

• Committee quality improvement activities

• Outside organizational information

• Benchmark activities

• Public reporting of quality data

Job Requirements

General Requirements • Current Michigan RN license Work Experience • Minimum 2 years of direct clinical patient care experience required. • Previous experience with clinical chart review, data abstraction from medical records, and/or analyzing and interpreting processes of care and clinical outcomes. • Clinical experience in orthopedic patient care - preferred. Education • Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Specialized Knowledge and Skills • Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple competing/shifting priorities and deadlines with minimal direct supervision. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to successfully work with multidisciplinary teams. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suites (e.g., Docs, Sheets, Drive), DropBox, and Zoom. Preferred: • Knowledge of ortho-related medical terminology preferred. • Experience with data collection in clinical research or quality improvement. • Experience with quality improvement implementation. • Collaborative Quality Improvement (CQI) project experience.

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University of Michigan Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Location: Sparrow Hospital

Activation Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Expiration Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

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