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Beacon Health System · 1 month ago

Coordinator Quality/Patient Safety

Granger, IN

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

Beacon Health System is focused on delivering outstanding care and inspiring health. The Coordinator Quality/Patient Safety is responsible for overseeing clinical quality initiatives, ensuring compliance with accreditation standards, and analyzing oncology quality metrics to support high-quality cancer care.

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Responsibilities

Maintain ongoing readiness for CoC, NAPBC, QOPI, and other oncology-related accreditation standards

Coordinate required accreditation activities, documentation, audits, and site visits

Monitor changes to regulatory requirements and communicate updates to relevant teams

Support development, implementation, and evaluation of cancer program quality initiatives

Developing data collection instruments for abstraction of relevant clinical data from medical records

Collect, validate, and analyze oncology quality data from multiple sources (e.g., cancer registry, EMR, patient experience data, NCDB)

Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and reports to measure key performance indicators

Provide data insights to clinical teams and leadership to support decision-making

Review and monitor quality measures (e.g., accountability, quality improvement, and surveillance measures for CoC)

Prepare and present findings for quality committees, tumor boards, accreditation reviews, and leadership meetings

Utilizing strong interpersonal skills to work directly with physicians and other health system personnel to understand and support their data needs

Researching and assisting in the interpretation of medical data to maximize presentations and help clinicians/physicians to make conclusions and recommendations

Partner with clinicians and leadership to identify performance improvement opportunities in the cancer program

Assist with workflow assessments and process development to optimize patient outcomes and efficiency

Collaborate with nurse navigators, registrars, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to address gaps in care

Providing primary support to Oncology Services Committee

Assisting the chair Manager/Director with development of the agenda, preparation of materials and data, and follows through on actions taken by the Committee

Designing, developing and assisting with the implementation of the quality improvement programs including tools such as the PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) model, rapid cycle improvement processes, value stream mapping, involvement with LEAN teams and waste reduction strategies

Collaborates with multidisciplinary team on problem identification and resolution, cost containment issues, implementation of new services and systems/ performance measures

Analyzes and reports on data collected from a variety of sources

Develops detailed quality financial reports for specific groups and service lines

Serving on Oncology co-management committee to help support and provide data on quality and safety initiatives

Completing other job-related assignments and special projects as directed

Attends and participates in department meetings and is accountable for all information shared

Completes mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established timeframes

Completes annual employee health requirements within established timeframes

Maintains license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year

Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BCLS (CPR) and other certifications as required by position/department

Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self

Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance

Complies with established organization and department policies

Available to work overtime in addition to working additional or other shifts and schedules when required

Qualification

Clinical Quality ImprovementData AnalyticsRegulatory ComplianceICD-9-CM CodingICD-10 CodingCPT CodingBasic Computer ApplicationsInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

RN or LPN license in the state of Indiana

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to compile, analyze and process clinical information

Working knowledge of ICD-9-CM, ICD-10 and CPT coding systems

Demonstrates proficiency in basic computer applications (i.e. email, office word and excel spreadsheets)

Demonstrates interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills necessary to effectively communicate and maintain working relationships with physicians and other staff members

Strong organizational skills necessary to effectively establish priorities, meet deadlines, work independently and coordinate multiple tasks