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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

Clinical Quality Analyst - Full Time, Exempt Closing on September 20, 2023 at 5P

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99507


The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction. ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state. Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.Benefits Include

Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedule with 4 weeks paid vacation per year to start and 12 paid holidays.More than 19 Federal healthcare plans with plans for employee, employee plus one, and employee plus family available. ANTHC covers 80% of all health insurance premiums and 100% of Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, and AD&D.401(a) retirement plan; ANTHC will contribute 3% of your annual compensation to the plan account each year, with up to an additional 5% match with a 6-year vesting schedule.403(b) retirement savings plan with pre-tax and Roth options. Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent care are also available.Onsite Child Care is available in a brand new education facility.Onsite free gym access. Additional gym, rock climbing wall and salt-water pool available at the Alaska Pacific University for a small fee per semester. Steep discounts on outdoor equipment rentals for your Alaskan adventures!Tuition reductions for employees and their eligible dependents at the Alaska Pacific University.Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at HRRecruiting@anthc.org. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary:

Under limited supervision, develops, maintains, and evaluates an environment that supports clinical performance improvement and excellence. Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of clinical practices and clinical services administration and abstraction of data. May participate in the review of data and analysis for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) core measures, physician peer review or other clinical areas as assigned. Responsibilities

Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of clinical practices and clinical services administration.Analyzes appropriate internal/external data and information to identify opportunities for improving services to achieve excellence.Identifies problems and issues related to clinical quality, quality outcomes measurements systems, data sources and reporting strategies and proposes courses of action to resolve issues by researching and benchmarking solutions.Establishes standards with which to measure the effectiveness of clinical practice and services.Establishes mechanisms for data collection, data organization, and data presentation that promote the organizational philosophy of performance assessment and improvement.Fosters a professional environment promoting understanding and effective use of organization, management, and clinical theories and research.Provides education and development to involved clinical staff, case managers and residents and providers in regards to selected indicators.Performs extensive data collection and compilation via retrospective and concurrent chart reviews; enter data into local or national database for all eligible cases.May complete daily review to ensure appropriate implementation of core measure or other indicator requirements.Interprets, presents and distributes results to a wide variety of audiences. May include feedback via individual reports or letters.May support medical staff and interdisciplinary performance improvement committee functions and flow of information to medical staff groups and hospital departments.Collaborates effectively, efficiently and appropriately with medical staff leadership.Maintains electronic or hard copy documentation of case reviews as required.Attends relevant national conferences as required.Performs other duties as assigned.Other Information

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

Knowledge of modern nursing principles, techniques, and procedures for the care of patients.Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology and concepts of disease.Knowledge of Alaskan culture.Knowledge of development, maintenance, and evaluation of patient/client and staff data collection systems and processes to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care.Knowledge of organizational systems to assure data collection for the CMS Core Measures is timely and accurate.Knowledge of development, maintenance, and evaluation of planning systems to facilitate the delivery of clinical care that promotes desired client-centered outcomes through the clinical core business groups.Knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT codes related to surgical procedures and Core Measure identification and ability to abstract and define surgical procedures from text.Skill in computer applications and competence with MS Office to include word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access.Skill in delegating responsibilities appropriate to licensure, education, and experience of staff.Skill in monitoring and evaluating appropriate utilization of staff.Skill in evaluating and discerning surgical cases with appropriateness for abstraction.Skill in developing and implementing effective educational programs and teaching groups and individuals.Skill in communicating and relating to patients and families who are experiencing emotional, environmental, physical, social and spiritual stress.Skill in effectively interceding with family and patients to resolve concerns related to delivery of the healthcare services.Skill in strong written and oral communication skills.MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

A Bachelors degree. Progressively responsible professional work-related experience, education, or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education. Minimum Experience Qualification

Non-supervisory - Four (4) years of clinical experience in performance improvement or related field. An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training may be substituted for experience. Preferred Education Qualification

Bachelors degree in Nursing field is preferred.Masters Degree in a Health related field preferred.Preferred Experience Qualification

Experience with clinical abstractions from medical records is preferred. Preferred Certification Qualification

Current State of Alaska Registered Nurse licensure preferred. Additional Requirements

Depending on the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain additional certifications or training in one or more specialty areas.#J-18808-Ljbffr