Job description

Strength Through Diversity

Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

The Quality Improvement Research Analyst is responsible for reviewing surgical case data for qualified vascular procedures, and documenting relevant clinical metrics in the VQI database. The analyst will also verify procedural data for completeness and accuracy, perform follow-up as needed, and participate in quality improvement projects.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Data Collection

• Responsible for the identification of surgical patients for inclusion in each program registry through the application of strict program inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Responsible for the reliable collection of pre-operative, operative, and post-operative data components for the program through the effective utilization of the electronic medical record systems and operative logs from the included hospitals.
• Responsible for meeting the follow up thresh hold, including calling patients to ascertain their current status.
• Responsible for ensuring complete data and 100 percent case entry for all applicable case types and surgeons accrual per year.
• Validates data periodically by cross referencing billing data as required by VQI.
• Communicates with surgeons and surgical teams to ensure reliable data collection of procedures and all postoperative occurrences.
• Responsible for identifying areas for streamlining and process improvement in the data collection process.
• Demonstrates appropriate utilization of resources necessary to obtain valid, reliable data for entry into the Program.

2. National Program Liaison

• Responsible for keeping abreast (and communicating to appropriate personnel) applicable changes in the VQI program, policies, and data entry requirements.
• Responsible for monitoring, accessing, and compiling the data and quality/benchmark reports from the program websites for use in quality improvement projects.

3. Working Effectively with Patients, Families, and Staff

• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the hospital community, especially staff in the Surgery, Medicine, Nursing, Medical Records and the Information Systems departments whose support is necessary for the management and success of the quality programs.
• Maintains communication with clinical staff regarding the contact of patients via telephone and/or written communications post-operatively, as applicable for the purpose of identifying possible occurrences associated with surgical procedures performed at the hospital, and potential loss-to follow-up.

4. Program Participation

• Participates in team meetings with other quality monitoring analysts covering various surgical specialties and areas.
• Attends national conferences pertaining to the programs, as requested. Maintains data quality standards and recertifies for data abstraction annually

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Arts or Science required.
• Clinical chart review and abstraction experience preferred.
• Database data entry and/or management experience preferred.
• Quality improvement or patient safety knowledge and experience preferred.
• 2 - 5 years of previous quality research/monitoring experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Access.
• Knowledge of basic data analysis platforms preferred (Tableau, Excel).
• Excellent written, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently to meet identified program data entry requirement timelines

This position generally reports to: The Quality Director, Department of Surgery, and the Vascular Surgery Clinical Lead.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:

• Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners.
• Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned.
• Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive.
• Confronting racist, sexist or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story!

Who We Are

Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,661.00 - $67,500.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10029

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