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Location

Silver Spring, MD | United States

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Job description

CCI Health Services’  mission is to deliver high quality, accessible care to our community members, leading the way to a more equitable health care system for everyone.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Principal Healthcare Informatics is responsible for data analytics, data provisioning, ad hoc analysis, and assisting the Health Information Technology team and Clinical Quality in identifying data-driving improvement strategies and implementation plans resulting in improved patient care and services.  This includes working with other departments and teams to develop patient safety and quality dashboards to demonstrate improved outcomes. Promotes the understanding, integration, and application of healthcare information technology in support of clinician/provider objectives, the organization’s vision, strategic goals, and industry best practices.  Assist with compiling and organizing healthcare data, analyzing data to assist in delivering optimal healthcare management, and communicating their findings with management.

KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with the Quality Improvement (QI) department to provide clinical data analysis to improve quality metrics throughout the organization.
• Devise methods and procedures for collecting and validating data while ensuring the accuracy of the data for Clinical Quality Measures (CQM).
• Manage and Design both back-end organization of data reports and front-end accessibility for end-users.
• Refine and translate designs into a specific data model and achievable meaningful reports.
• Maintain awareness of organizational quality initiatives to ensure workflows will support the goals and facilitate the development of reports/dashboards to support the goals.
• Commission and install new applications and customize existing applications to make   them fit for purpose.
• Manage the security and disaster recovery aspects of a report database.
• Meets with clinical end users to gather workflow requirements; analyzes, designs, configures, educates, and supports the implementation of those requirements.
• Manage complex query tuning and schema refinement.
• Assist in the preparation and completion of other state and federal reporting documents, including the annual UDS Report and other BPHC initiatives.
• Submission and development of final CQM reports to external Quality Improvement (QI) project agencies and partners/funders.
• Promotes the use of health IT and Clinical quality measures to improve patient safety by designing, developing, implementing, and educating on health IT systems.
• Continuously collects, analyzes, and reports data in collaboration with quality on patient safety issues and outcomes to leadership/management.
• Ensures clinical practices and corresponding policies and procedures related to health IT follow appropriate regulatory requirements and other applicable standards.
• Develop outcomes-oriented work plans and manage project activities and deliverables.
• Provides critical analysis and evaluation of health IT and recommends revision of clinical systems, processes, and workflow to ensure achievement of positive patient outcomes.
• Assists teams with Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles.
• Prepares quarterly CQM/QI Report, interprets the variation in the data, and reports to the Quality Committee, Executive Team, and Board QI Committee in written format.
• Analytical skills related to solving complex procedural problems in time-critical situations, particularly where relations must be maintained in sensitive situations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable area of studies such as public health, health informatics, or information technology; Master's, preferred.
• Certified in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of recent, relevant professional experience in healthcare analytics.
• Experience in Data warehouse including ETL experience.
• Experience with data querying languages, and statistical or mathematical software.
• Experienced and proficient in writing algorithms and knowing when to apply them.
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending or working at a desk on a computer.
• The ability to lift (up to 15lbs) is required.

WHY WORK AT CCI?

• Extensive benefits plan
• Generous PTO Plan
• 403B Retirement Plan + Employer match up to 4%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Continuing education assistance; can be used toward obtaining certifications, renewal of certifications, or possible conference attendance.
• Our providers are insured for malpractice under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

** CCI Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer **

Founded in 1972, CCI Health Services is a diverse and inclusive workplace grounded in community. Located in the Washington, DC Metro Area, each year CCI cares for more than 60,000 individuals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. As a non-profit, CCI is committed to improving health equity through the provision of affordable primary care for all, across all stages of life. Visit ccicares.org for more information.

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