HEALTH DATA ANALYST (On-Site) - Gila Regional Medical Center : Job Details

General Description:The Health Data Analyst is responsible for compiling, analyzing, and validating crucial hospital safety, quality and operational data. The Health Data Analyst will prepare data for presentation(s) and sharing with key stakeholder groups to be utilized for ongoing improvement efforts. The Health Data Analyst researches best practice approaches to reviewing, compiling and defining data. The Health Data Analyst prepares both clinical and non-clinical data to assist the organization in data-driven decision making to support organizational goals. The Health Data Analyst compiles important clinical data through the use of computer-based applications. Data is used to understand the current trends in the healthcare systems to assist in well-informed decision. The Health Data Analyst also performs data abstraction and works with external reporting agencies to ensure hospital reports are submitted within timeline requirements.Essential Functions:

• Facilitates performance improvement reports to support financially sound and safe, appropriate quality patient care.
• Works closely with the Quality Director to ensure data presentations for internal and external requirements are appropriate and timely.
• Assures measurement, analysis, tracking and reporting of quality indicators, including adverse patient events, and other aspects of performance that assess processes of care, hospital service, and operations, patient outcomes, as well as reduce medical errors.
• Research to identify best data sources and best practices related to data collection, analysis and modeling.
• Provides applicable data analysis for Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement training and education for organization leaders.
• Supports Departments and teams with collecting, analyzing and reporting performance improvement data to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency in care.
• Participates in Project Management, Process Improvement and Performance Improvement teams as needed, primarily for the purpose of providing data collection, tracking and analysis to support improvement efforts.
• Provides data to support patient and staff safety improvement initiatives.
• Compiling and organizing healthcare data to effectively assist in delivering optimal healthcare management and decision making.
• Collecting healthcare data to achieve hospital and clinic needs and goals through intense review with key stakeholders.
• Investigating data to find patterns and trends, providing key stakeholders with insight into the possible variations identified.
• Utilizing different data sources for analyses including Meditech clinical applications, manual abstraction, and other internal and external resources as applicable.
• Converting data into usable information that is easy to understand.
• Oversight and management of regulatory (federal and state) data submissions in a timely manner in collaboration with the Senior Management Team.
• Is responsible for abstracting provider quality data, tracking and trending performance initiatives and indicators.
• Provides for timely and accurate collection, transmission, analysis and reporting of Center for Medicare Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission and other external platforms.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Training Requirements:

• New Mexico or multi-state, Registered Nurse license required.
• Minimum of 2+ years comprehensive experience in data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Minimum bachelor's degree in health-related field or Information Systems Masters preferred
• Knowledge of and experience in National Quality Improvement Initiatives
• Computer skills required in: Microsoft Office products, spreadsheet development and analysis, data entry, graphing, presentation software
• Experience using Meditech Clinical applications desired
• Familiarity with regulatory standards (TJC/CMS) preferred

Note: Job description available upon request.**All required documents must be presented at time of hire.**EXTERNAL APPLICANT: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.GRMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer