Associate Administrator - Quality Assurance - Clinical Ops - Full Time 8 Hour Days - (exempt) (non - union)

Associate Administrator Of Quality Informatics And Analytics

The Associate Administrator of Quality Informatics and Analytics (AAQIA) position serves as a highly visible champion of quality data analytics for Keck Medical Center of USC. This position is responsible for healthcare quality data standardization efforts for Keck Medicine of USC, with the goal of achieving world class healthcare quality databases that set the standard in healthcare delivery and innovation. The AAQIA provides administrative and operational oversight, development and implementation of organization-wide strategies for Quality Reporting in support of Strategic Planning, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement and pursuit of High Reliability for the organization. This leader will cross departmental boundaries through collaboration with clinicians, project managers, vendors, regulatory agencies and technical experts to ensure the strategic quality plan of the medical center results in improved care and outcomes for our patients. This leader must use expert knowledge to aggregate data from disparate systems and create analytics to solve healthcare problems and support decision making operationally, clinically and financially.

Essential Duties:

• Become fully integrated into and be seen as a trusted and contributing member of Keck's leadership team by building credibility with leadership through expertise and a collaborative style.
• Improve the rankings in all publicly reported quality metrics.
• Conduct an assessment of the Quality Department data systems and processes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Continue to design structure and automate fluid and rigorous processes, systems and infrastructure that lead to higher accuracy, reliability, efficiency and quality departmental work.
• Primary leadership and direction for creating the infrastructure and resources to support the organization's quality and safety analytics and informatics strategy and programs.
• In conjunction with other medical center executives including the CMO, physician leaders, and staff, this position develops strategy, designs projects and processes to ensure both methodological and operational integrity.
• Excellence in Service and Clinical Quality Develops and implements service standards to meet patient and other customer definitions of excellence.
• Ensures continuous compliance with county, state and federal licensing and accrediting body requirements.
• Identifies and analyzes trends across services in customer satisfaction and patient experience, quality outcomes, and cost using data to guide change in practices.
• Enhances and accelerates Keck's goals to raise clinical quality, improve patient safety, patient experience and provide value to our patients.
• Supports and accelerates Keck's Journey toward High Reliability.
• Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships with external agencies, purchasers, and stakeholders related to quality/performance initiatives.
• Reviews and evaluates services of Keck Medicine of USC that are affected by medical safety/regulatory issues, identified problems, makes recommendations for improvement, and monitors services to ensure that safety/regulatory recommendations are implemented and the desired results are obtained.
• Proactively educates Keck Medicine of USC leadership and medical staff regarding data analytics/outcomes, regulatory issues, new statutes/guidelines and medical safety/PI activities.
• Works directly with all Keck's quality leadership to collaboratively develop clinical and operational quality standards across the system.
• Integrates and implements approved systems, procedures and policies related to these standards.
• Develops and oversees reports that detail quality improvement activities, including periodic reporting of organizational performance data.
• Collaborates with other leaders and clinicians throughout the organization in a hands-on fashion to build quality, efficiency, effectiveness and a sense of shared accountability.
• Strengthens the data and information capabilities of the organization and championing a data-driven environment.
• Ensures that confidentiality of patient, staff, and appropriate management data is maintained, and delivers immediate and certain consequences when confidentiality is compromised.
• Identifies and implements unique and varied initiatives aimed at improving patient care quality.
• Collaborates with other executives and engages with leaders and clinicians throughout the organization and helping develop a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.
• Organizational Strategy and Implementation Collaborates with executive staff and other directors to understand external market financial, economic, and industry data, identifying market opportunities and threats from a clinical quality and performance improvement stand point.
• Provides quality-based direction in the design and implementation of clinically and fiscally responsive program goals and objectives.
• Ensures continuous improvement and evaluates and makes recommendations regarding ongoing changes required, taking into account trends in market demand, research, regulatory standards, and clinical practice.
• Collaborates with Keck's leadership to ensure that resources are prioritized and in place (i.e., staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, technology, data, and processes, etc.) and properly utilized to achieve Keck's objectives through the most effective and efficient operations.
• Human Resource Management Attracts, develops, supervises and retains a talented and engaged workforce.
• Provides vision and leadership to Quality and Outcomes Management and staff in a collaborative environment that offers job satisfaction, performance recognition, and stimulates innovative thinking to accomplish objectives.
• Ensures that Quality and Outcomes management and staff understand their roles in accomplishing Keck Medical Center of USC's Team/Division, and organizational strategic objectives.
• Establishes expectations for high level of performance and holds individuals accountable for achieving them.
• Ensures the efficacy of systems/ processes to recruit, retain, and develop a high performance team that meets patient, regulatory, and fiscal requirements.
• Creates a climate that ensures respect, teamwork, open communication, and professional recognition among a diverse workforce.
• Organizational Leadership
• Promotes the organization to all constituencies by interpreting and communicating Keck's mission and values, acting as a loyal, supportive and informed spokesperson.
• Collaborates with other Keck leaders and professionals to identify, reduce and eliminate barriers within the Center, which may negatively impact cost and quality of services.
• Identifies areas for self-development and actively seeks opportunities and resources to meet developmental objectives.
• Models and ensures that managers and staff effectively uphold a customer service orientation to meet expectations of patients and internal and external customers.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Req Master's degree Biostatistics Master's degree in biostatistics, computer science, information systems, business administration, medicine, informatics discipline or a related field
• Req 5 years Five years of practical experience in managing clinical data preparation in a health care environment; data abstraction, validation and display and report generation.
• Req 2 years At least 2 years of progressive experience in a management of supervisorial capacity.
• Req Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and maintain flexibility to adapt to a changing environment.
• Req Demonstrated planning and organizational skills; good problem-solving and development of creative solutions; ability to manage time efficiently and meet deadlines.
• Req Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; ability to establish effective interpersonal relationships
• Req Proficient PC skills. Expert knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, word processing and statistical software programs. Knowledge of business (operational, clinical and financial) statistics and data analyses techniques.
• Req Expertise in managing and analyzing data. Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Req Expertise in statistics, algorithms, graph-based software.
• Req Biostatistics skills-specific experience with statistical methods for data collection and analysis. Knowledge of healthcare quality principles and regulatory compliance principles.
• Req In-depth knowledge of the principles and practices of quality improvement such as PDCA, DMAIC, FMEA, lean six sigma and lean theories.
• Req In-depth knowledge of audit, control and monitoring processes, and the ability to effectively implement and maintain them.
• Req Knowledge of and familiarity with regulatory and accreditation organizations such as the CDPH, CMS and the TJC.
• Req Knowledge of requirements for external quality and safety organizations, regulatory agencies and accreditation standards.
• Req Strong knowledge of and ability to identify, implement, monitor and analyze relevant metrics models, and implement effective interventions based on results.
• Req Demonstrated knowledge of developing/planning information systems to support quality and performance improvement /disease management infrastructure.
• Req Understanding of health information technology, health information exchange, including data networks, database management and operating systems and interfaces.
• Req Demonstrated experience in program development, training/education, project management.
• Req Demonstrated high level of strategic and analytical ability necessary to formulate short-long range plans and evaluate data required.
• Req Highly developed critical thinking, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Req Facilitation, problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Req Ability to foster teamwork across the health system, mentor staff and