Quality Improvement Consultant

Works under the supervision of the Director of Quality to provide support, consultation, compliance to evidence-based care, and patient safety practices in aligned service areas. Supports the organization in communication of information from the aggregation, trending, analyzing, and evaluation of current practices and outcomes. Facilitates and drives improvements in clinical performance initiatives and helps to maintain regulatory compliance. Performance relies on general nursing/clinical knowledge, including pathophysiology, pharmacology, and regulatory requirements. Advanced computer skills are required to proficiently conduct the following: develop presentations, concurrent and retrospective chart abstraction, database submissions and entries, and analyze variations in data for use in improvement opportunities. Provides Medical Staff reviews and supports functions of Medical Staff quality. Will be assigned databases for abstracting data and compiling statistical reports to Regulatory bodies, Leadership, and Physician groups. Works with information systems and tools to obtain data needed for clinical process improvements or provide data on request from internal customers. Research and communicate best practices for various aspects of clinical healthcare.

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee's individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Input data, type, manipulate calculator and small business equipment

Interpersonal Skills

• Well-developed oral and written communication skills with staff, leadership, physicians and consultants on an individual basis as well as interaction on teams.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Moving, reaching, bending, stooping, typing, operating small business equipment.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Ability to interpret and analyze medical and financial information, ability to interpret handwriting, organizes, plan and prepare written and oral reports.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Visual skills, hearing

Exposure to Hazards

• Electrical output of personal computer, eye/neck strain.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Abstracts data from concurrent and retrospective charts, as well as computerized data systems using approved criteria for routine and special studies.
• Completes analysis of data and develops recommendations of activities to improve performance based upon the analysis
• Acts as a Mentor to caregivers to improve compliance with standards and evidence based care.
• Proactively researches changes in quality/patient safety measures to support public reporting requirements (i.e. CMS and Joint Commission) including measure additions/deletions, change in specifications and submission timelines. Communicates changes to measures to applicable stakeholder groups.
• Data collection for support of medical staff/organizational functions which may include blood usage, invasive procedures, mortality, medical record documentation, peer review, code blue reviews, restraints, falls, and adverse events.
• Provides reports/presentations on quality for work groups and may include varied audiences of stakeholders, including Medical Staff, Senior Leadership, Administration, and C-Suite.
• Works with key clinical systems to retrieve data, and maintain data integrity as appropriate to regulatory and process improvement activities. Key systems may include the databases of Midas, Verge, EPSI, Microsoft office, NDNQI, Premier and others as deemed necessary.
• Supports data needs for assigned leadership and teams in improvement activities as needed.
• Actively participates in regulatory readiness and survey processes
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor''s Degree - Graduate from school of nursing - Required
• Bachelor''s Degree - BSN - Preferred

Work Experience

• 5 Years - Clinical nursing experience and personal computer skills, including word processing, graphing, statistical display, use of spreadsheets - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensure/Or Compact State Licensure - Required Upon Hire

Travel Requirements

• Travel to off-site locations may be required. - Required
• Abstracts data from concurrent and retrospective charts, as well as computerized data systems using approved criteria for routine and special studies.
• Completes analysis of data and develops recommendations of activities to improve performance based upon the analysis
• Acts as a Mentor to caregivers to improve compliance with standards and evidence based care.
• Proactively researches changes in quality/patient safety measures to support public reporting requirements (i.e. CMS and Joint Commission) including measure additions/deletions, change in specifications and submission timelines. Communicates changes to measures to applicable stakeholder groups.
• Data collection for support of medical staff/organizational functions which may include blood usage, invasive procedures, mortality, medical record documentation, peer review, code blue reviews, restraints, falls, and adverse events.
• Provides reports/presentations on quality for work groups and may include varied audiences of stakeholders, including Medical Staff, Senior Leadership, Administration, and C-Suite.
• Works with key clinical systems to retrieve data, and maintain data integrity as appropriate to regulatory and process improvement activities. Key systems may include the databases of Midas, Verge, EPSI, Microsoft office, NDNQI, Premier and others as deemed necessary.
• Supports data needs for assigned leadership and teams in improvement activities as needed.
• Actively participates in regulatory readiness and survey processes
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor''s Degree - Graduate from school of nursing - Required
• Bachelor''s Degree - BSN - Preferred

Work Experience

• 5 Years - Clinical nursing experience and personal computer skills, including word processing, graphing, statistical display, use of spreadsheets - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensure/Or Compact State Licensure - Required Upon Hire

Travel Requirements

• Travel to off-site locations may be required. - Required