Category:
Skilled
City:
Martin
State:
Tennessee
Shift:
8 - Day (United States of America)
Job Description Summary:
Overview
Responsible for assisting the Quality Outcomes Manager with medical staff quality improvement activities: outcome measurements, knowledge of relationships between process and outcomes, and outcome indicators relating to DRG’s. Must be able to perform data collection pertinent to patient outcomes and rights and medical staff rights and ethics. Must have an understanding of the continuity of care, reimbursement issues, clinical path development, and variation analysis. Under general direction, gathers and assembles data for the medical staff. Prepares and presents findings to the medical staff departments and committees. Represents the Medical Affairs Division at medical staff meetings. Works well independently and appropriately prioritizes job duties. Minimum of Associate Degree in Nursing or Allied Health Field required. Current licensure as a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional. Minimum of 3 years experience in the area of clinical expertise.
Under direct supervision of the Quality Outcomes Manager, the Quality Outcomes Specialist will be responsible for assigned shifts, five days a week. The Quality Outcomes Specialist works closely with the Quality Outcomes Manager to meet the overall objectives and needs of the Quality Outcomes Improvement Department. The employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital.
Responsibilities
Attends numerous medical staff meetings as assigned.
Establishes a system for identifying the caseload of patients to be reviewed.
Gathers data from various sources for the quality of patient care review, then enters into the database.
Keeps Midas data current, complete, and accurate in order to reach meeting deadlines.
Assemble, summarize and present quality information data at medical staff meetings.
Information presented in addition to quality improvement data includes, but is not