Quality Administration - Infection Prevention Data Analyst - Full Time - Days

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Address: 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.

Responsible for ongoing support to the Infection Prevention/Quality data analytic activities and data analytics to support the Infection Prevention and clinical efforts of population management.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Crimson database tool and Quality data base tools: Assists MJE and MHS Quality leadership in generating and sharing meaningful reports outlining performance at various levels of population management.

Conducts on-going surveillance activities by applying approved criteria to clinical data to ensure identification of nosocomial infection.

Prepares epidemiology reports by utilizing epidemiological and statistical knowledge to aggregate, statistically analyze, synthesize, and interpret surveillance data to ensure accurate, concise, meaningful information.

Serves as resource to Health System and community by utilizing current professional journals, professional organization's guidelines/standards, regulatory agencies and accrediting agencies requirements in order to provide quality infection control management. Assure compliance with JCAHO and OSHA standards as they relate to Infection Control.

Conducts investigations according to department procedures to provide management of actual and potential infections.

Conducts and communicates findings of annual on-site visits of clinical and supporting departments according to epidemiological principles and standards of practice to ensure compliance or identify opportunities for improvement. Serves as a resource to hospital personnel regarding isolation/precaution policy.

Designs, plans, presents, and evaluates assigned educational activities for staff and community clients to ensure desired objectives and outcomes met as identified by audience and client utilizing adult learning principles and characteristics of audience.

Guides the implementation of evidence based practices for identified improvement opportunities related to Infection Prevention across the organization. Utilizes appropriate Performance Improvement principles.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• A clinical background would be considered a plus.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 to 5 years of progressive experience in healthcare with comprehensive knowledge of data analytics, reporting.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies (SixSigma, Lean) preferred.

License/Certifications

• Six-Sigma or Lean certification is preferred. If not certified, candidate would be encouraged to work towards certification upon employment.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to utilize MS Access, Excel, SQL, and other data programs, sources and statistical applications (SPSS) to create both financial projections and clinical reports.
• Knowledge of clinical coding systems for both inpatient and outpatient services, including International Classification of Disease (ICD9 and ICD10) diagnosis and procedure codes, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, revenue codes, and National Drug Codes (NDC Rx) preferred.
• Knowledge of medical claim file contents (both UB04 and HCFA-1500) and significance of individual fields preferred.
• Knowledge of Business Object Tools would be a plus.
• Strong communication ability is required to share reports with physicians and senior leadership team to support decision making process.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
  • Climbing
  • Carrying
  • Kneeling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crawling
  • Distinguish colors
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Fingering/Touching
  • Grasping
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Reaching
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Speaking/talking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Hearing
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Sitting

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.