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Job Code:  1331
Job Title:  Quality Management Coordinator II
Creation Date:  03/01/89  
Revision Date:  09/22/07
FLSA Status:  Exempt
   


JOB SUMMARY:

To coordinate reporting of data collection for Hospital / Clinical quality management improvement programs, collecting data in compliance with the Hospital Performance Improvement Plan, the Quality Improvement Plans of the individual hospital and clinical departments, Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Organizes quality assessment activities for one or more clinical departments.
  • Collects data, designs studies and conducts data analysis.
  • Sets data collection compliance objectives and ensures that targets are achieved.
  • Educates and assists clinical departments in developing appropriate process changes from data collection analysis.
  • Ensures compliance of areas of responsibility with hospital, CMS and Joint Commission requirements.
  • Facilitates proactive and reactive process changes based on data outcomes.
  • Attends departmental quality management meetings.
  • Facilitates proactive and reactive patient safety activities including Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and Failure Mode Effects Analyses (FMEA) in regard to the facilitation process, planning, implementation and evaluation of effectiveness of process changes. 
  • Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Performs related duties as required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

  • Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
  • Five years clinical experience and one year experience in quality management and process improvement or comparable experience.

EQUIPMENT: 

Standard office equipment. 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION: 

Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory and/or office environments. 

OTHER: 

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.

ANY QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS EQUIVALENTS IN LIEU OF STATED MINIMUMS REQUIRE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES. 

 

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