Quality Data Analyst

Join Our Team as a Clinical Data Analyst!

Are you passionate about improving patient care and clinical performance? We are seeking a dedicated Clinical Data Analyst to join our team!

In this role, you will:

• Submit essential data electronically to CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research).
• Design and analyze reports to identify opportunities for enhancing clinical performance and patient care.
• Assist teams in analyzing and presenting program information using various clinical and administrative systems.
• Review medical records to determine data collection needs and support database design, analysis, and improvement processes.
• Understand clinical needs to drive process improvements through detailed analyses and recommendations.
• Manage external reports, including analysis, processing, submission, and final review.

We are looking for someone who is familiar with medical records, skilled in abstracting data, and computer savvy.

This is a full-time position (40 hours/week) with the flexibility to work from home after completing in-person training in Shadyside (Pittsburgh, PA). If you are detail-oriented and eager to make a difference, apply now to be part of our dynamic team!

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of the process improvement project and supporting literature as appropriate.
• Submits required forms to CIBMTR electronically using FormsNet
• Maintains internal patient database and fulfills requests for data reports
• Complies data for annual insurance RFIs and Fact Annual Report
• Participates in required audits
• Responsive to deadlines and completes tasks within the amount of time prescribed by the supervisor. Maintain high level of accuracy and timeliness.
• Track department and related facility quality projects.
• Independently resolve problems encountered.
• Develop plan and determine pertinent information to be extracted from the medical record (concurrent and retrospective) and/or associated electronic patient information (MARs, AccessAnyware, Power Chart, Cerner, Medipac, etc) for inclusion in and submission to project, committee, system, regional, and national databases, as applicable to the current projects.
• Knowledge of the process improvement methodology.
• Master new computer software and upgrades, as applicable.
• Develop appropriate goals and objectives for assigned projects. Determine appropriate procedures to meet goals in an efficient, effective, and thorough manner.
• Present reports to the appropriate team/committee as appropriate, including recommendations, as appropriate.
• Organize discussions or multi-disciplinary teams, as applicable, including key personnel, chiefs, chairs, and physicians to discuss findings and help identify, initiate, and assist in process improvement. Develop a plan of action.
• Provide consultation and assistance for presentations ( i.e. quarterly quality meetings) and the ongoing preparation for FACT accreditation and CIBMTR audits, including consulting with departments re: presentations using the data and the PDSA performance improvement methodology.
• Coordinate preparation, submission, and review of external reports.
• Report information, analysis, outcomes, trends, and patterns to the appropriate department member, committee chair, and/or director.
• Work well with department and facility committee and project leads, understanding the clinical needs of the committee/project to help progress the process improvement initiatives.
• Advanced problem-solving using various information sources. Must determine what the best source of information is and query the data, analyze the data, and present it in most appropriate format, i.e., graphs, summary reports, etc.
• Provide timely updates on significant problems and issues encountered.
• Prepare concise, meaningful analyses or narratives that present conclusions clearly in an unequivocal manner in conformity to established goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of project goals to identify key individuals/departments.
• Consistently identify and understand technical issues presented by assignments.
• Identify problems and develop meaningful recommendations as a result of work performed.
• Communication with identified individuals re: project goals and outcomes.
• Identify meaningful opportunities for department involvement in quality improvement projects.