Quality Improvement Analyst & OPPE Manager

When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you’re coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus. You’re embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority. Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you’ll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade ‘A’ hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we’ve been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine. 

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

Oversee and develop OPPE indicators that align provider performance data with The Joint Commission accreditation standards and system goals. • Evaluate assessment and documentation data for compliance with governing bodies in addition to identifying provider trends that put patients and the organization at risk. • Assist with validation of OPPE data reported on departmental and provider scorecards. • Oversee and assist with bi-annual OPPE evaluations, reports, and OPPE Scorecard with department Chief. • Collaborate with Quality Management Department Leadership and staff to collect, review, analysis, and prepare data reports related to quality improvement and professional practice; identify trends that may impact patient care and/or the hospital’s financial performance. • Work with the Director of Quality Management to develop strategies that enhance patient outcomes, maximize the hospital’s quality-based reimbursement, and optimize the hospital’s ranking within Vizient’s Quality and Accountability dashboard. • Work with hospital leadership, advanced practitioners, and physicians to provide a planned, systematic, hospital-wide approach to identify, measure, monitor, and evaluate quality improvement activities to foster zero harm that align with the principles of a high reliability organization. • Lead and manage special quality improvement projects by identifying resources needed, persons to be involved, and project management requirements to complete the project. • Actively participate in key hospital quality improvement committees, teams, and projects. • Meets on a regular basis with Physicians to determine department and hospital quality focus priorities; review data and identify and present quality issues that need to be addressed. • Develop newsletter for education that fosters an understanding of quality improvement. • Responsible for data management (e.g., Maryland Quality Based Reimbursement , potentially preventable complications, patient safety indicators , mortality, timely follow-up and Vizient). • Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Master’s degree (Preferred).
• Five years of progressively responsible professional experience performing quality measurements, or related experience is (Required). IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Working knowledge of The Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies.
• Advanced skill developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with all levels of leadership, staff and vendors.
• Advanced customer service skills.
• Advanced skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives and information clearly and concisely.
• Advanced skill using innovative thinking to solve problems and facilitate the decision-making process.
• Effective skill communicating with all levels of leadership, staff and vendors.
• Exhibit high self-motivation and ability to work and plan independently as well as in a team environment with limited supervision.
• Advanced public speaking and facilitation skills to effectively convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Advanced analytical, quantitative, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze, compare, contrast, and validate work with keen attention to detail.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and mentor team members.
• Advanced skill in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.