Outcomes Specialist - Macon, United States - Atrium Health

Description

Overview

Job Summary:

Responsible for day-to-day project management of clinical outcomes improvement for assigned clinical areas, services, or medical staff teams.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies opportunities that impede attainment of clinical outcomes; analyzes and evaluates clinical data as it relates to clinical outcomes and resource utilization; interprets this information for other health care providers, communicating necessary strategies for improvement.
• Facilitates system level clinical programs with process improvement goals and strategies; integrates standards of care/clinical guidelines/protocols in collaboration with multidisciplinary groups and evaluates for outcomes improvement.
• Serves as a clinical and system resource; provides education regarding clinical data as it pertains to clinical outcomes, resource utilization, clinical efficiency.
• Maintains awareness and knowledge of best practice strategies, disseminating information to relevant groups.
• Presents educational programs or assists in the development of educational materials related to clinical areas of expertise/improvement efforts.
• Develop annual outcomes report for designated service line.
• Maintains a close working relationship with facility leadership to optimize the quality and patient safety culture.
• Conducts leading practice research on clinical outcomes improvement and hardwires best practices.
• Participates in the activities supportive of ongoing improvement of medical staff quality.
• Assists with ambulatory, post-acute, and regional quality initiatives as applicable.

Education, Training, and Experience:

• Master's degree preferred.
• RN or another clinical licensure preferred.
• Clinical experience preferred.
• Two (2) years project management experience preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to lead and facilitate projects/teams.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills with demonstration of skill and competence in use of Microsoft Office applications required.
• Certification in healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, or related regulatory entity preferred.

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