Manager Quality Services - Allegheny Valley Hospital

Quality Improvement Coordinator

Works in coordination with the Quality Director to achieve successful implementation of AHN enterprise-wide Quality goals and objectives for designated locations. Assists with efforts to maximize impact of internal and external quality programs (P4V programs CMS, Payor and Public Reporting) by facilitating and maintaining quality improvement efforts to achieve improved patient outcomes.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Facilitates achievement of internal and external quality goals through developing, reviewing, and revising policies and procedures related to quality improvement.
• Provides management support with all hospital quality initiatives.
• Responsible for quality project planning, strategy and facilitation of project success.
• Works with facility / AHN leadership to influence / facilitate progress toward goals.
• Organizes and coordinates multidisciplinary quality improvement activities across the hospital to ensure that goals are achieved.
• Assists Quality Director with development of the hospital's annual PI plan and goal setting.
• Supports the development and implementation of departmental PI plans.
• Positively impacts and influences care delivery and / or care documentation.
• Maximizes P4V program outcomes (e.g., HCQB, CMS). Manages various pay for value projects, including project planning, strategy, analytics and identification and implementation of performance improvement opportunities to support project success. Supports real-time quality programs such as stroke, CHF, other core measures and other quality measures in coordination with coordinators, nursing management and medical staff division leaders. Manages the OPPE process. Interacts regularly with Chairman of Medical Staff sharing data to drive decision making and facilitate Medical Staff Performance improvement plans.
• Manages the OPPE process. Interacts regularly with Chairman of Medical Staff sharing data to drive decision making and facilitate Medical Staff Performance improvement plans.
• Assists the Quality Director in coaching and evaluating members of the quality team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications : Minimum :

Preferred :

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.