Overview
Essential Functions:
• Directs and executes multiple, concurrent projects independent of or with little supervision from leadership.
• Manages the process to accomplish the evaluation of the request for service to understand business and technical open issues to be clarified with the client.
• Works in collaboration with clients to thoroughly understand the business needs, project scope, and anticipated deliverable associated with the request for service.
• Manages the on-going interface with the client to develop analytic approaches to the request.
• Understands and drives the development of specific population definitions to meet the needs of the project.
• Recommends to the client and department, processes to balance the data needs for the project against the urgency and requirements for action.
• Understands the context of the requested data and reports with other initiatives to develop sustainable solutions.
• Reviews and approves the process used to translate the defined business needs to a set of meaningful metrics and analytics.
• Provides value-added analysis and recommended follow up actions in support of the business needs.
• Manages the process to integrate data from multiple sources to a single dataset for analysis.
• Manages the review and validation of complex, custom datasets specific to the project.
• Recommends to the client, a method of delivering results from the project to meet current and ongoing needs.
• Manages the preparation of deliverables for client review and facilitates data discussion and interpretation.
• Manages the development of simple to complex reports utilizing various Business Intelligence tools.
• Develops data variables, collection processes standards and data dictionaries.
• Educates clients in clinical and financial operational concepts and their relationship to data.
• Consults with clients to create methods to quantify key elements of their operational performance within the limitations of available data sources.
• Guides clients through known and potential data issues, taking into consideration all data collection inconsistencies and inaccuracies in the source system.
• Facilitates and serves as a resource for the development and implementation of action plans for process and practice improvements.
• Manages multiple complex projects.
• Performs routine triage of proposed projects and recommends priority level.
• Mentors, trains, and develops team members on analysis approach, reporting skills, and data validation and provides input to performance review.
• Identifies best practices and project efficiencies.
• Works with IT and technical team members to identify and resolve data issues.
• Supports other projects and initiatives as assigned.
Education, Training, and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in health-related fields or Registered Nurse and two (2) years’ experience in health-related field required.
• Experience with healthcare data in a healthcare organization strongly preferred.
• Thoroughly understands the elements of registries and databases relevant to assigned projects and identifies data integrity issues using complex analysis of the data.
• Communicates effectively in verbal, written, and electronic formats with teammates, supervisors, department heads, and all clients using appropriate terminology and grammar.
• Proficiency using computer software tools and Windows operating system.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Strong ability to apply the principles and practices of data management.
• Ability to work effectively and independently manage tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to analyze and solve issues and problems.
• Ability to initiate and follow through on projects of both short- and long-term duration.
Other Job Requirements, Licenses, Certifications:
• Certification in Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety or related Accreditation entity recommended.
Physical Requirements:
• Works in an office environment which requires walking, standing, and long periods of sitting and computer use.
• Surveillance work requires walking throughout the facility.
• Occasionally requires carrying up to twenty-five (25) pounds of materials (files, laptop, etc.).
• Travels to AHN Facilities in personal vehicle as needed.
• Must have a current Ga. Driver’s License.
• Requires the ability to work rapidly and accurately under pressure, to work in a safe and effective manner, and to handle different issues and priorities simultaneously.
• Can clearly communicate verbally, in person, and in writing.
• Must possess a strong sense of urgency and make sound decisions within limited time frame.
• Carries out responsibilities in a professional manner always, as well as possesses ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other teammates on an individual and team basis.
Patient Population Served:
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
Protected Health Information:
• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.
Machines, Tools, and Equipment:
All related office equipment and supplies.
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