Clinical Effectiveness Consultant III

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Effectiveness Consultant III
• Work schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday (8 hours/day)
• Status: Non-Exempt

Description

The Clinical Effectiveness Consultant III supports clinical and operational leadership by monitoring and evaluating processes for outcomes management, performance improvement, peer review, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. The role conducts organization-wide performance improvement activities, develops concise reports, presents findings at clinical and administrative meetings, and serves as a resource on performance improvement methodologies, patient safety, healthcare regulations, and hospital/ambulatory performance. The consultant also supports decision-making by providing accurate and timely information using internal and external decision support systems.

Responsibilities

• Support monitoring and evaluation of outcomes management, performance improvement, and peer review
• Facilitate improvement activities for designated areas of responsibility
• Coordinate organization-wide process improvement linked to quality and safety strategic goals
• Collect and retrieve data; design and use spreadsheets and databases for decision making
• Conduct basic and advanced analyses of clinical process and outcome performance
• Review, evaluate, interpret, and report findings; provide end-user assistance
• Maintain and disseminate information on evidence-based interventions and programs
• Represent the department in meetings on ambulatory/hospital performance improvement, decision support, and resource utilization
• Prepare and present educational programs on performance improvement, evidence-based practice, and quality initiatives
• Assist in development of an organization-wide performance improvement plan and long-term evaluation strategies across the continuum of care
• Provide education on compliance outcomes and standard changes; help manage on-site survey activation plans
• Develop and implement processes to assure regulatory compliance with complex requirements
• Review internally/externally reported measure performance; collaborate with process owners on action plans
• Proactively manage performance on public quality reports and support compliance with internal/external requirements
• Complete special projects tied to clinical and patient safety performance improvement outcomes
• Train new staff
• When supporting an MBSAQIP bariatric program: perform mandated chart abstraction of 100% of bariatric procedures from electronic medical records; coordinate data collection and maintain databases; ensure short- and long-term data elements exist in records; complete initial online training and annual certification exam; comply with MBSAQIP data integrity audits; report bariatric data and support standard reports and outcomes

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package (benefits indicated as available).