Job Abstract

Job Overview:

The Clinical Quality Management (CQM) Data Validation Specialist is responsible for the validation and analysis of data related to HIV care and prevention services in the Philadelphia EMA. This employee will conduct regular site visits to validate clinical quality management data for HIV service providers located throughout Philadelphia, the surrounding PA counties, and southern NJ. Responsibilities include comparing client records in the Ryan White CAREWare and/or CDC EvaluationWeb databases to programs’ electronic health records and charts, preparing reports of findings for programs and relevant internal DHH staff, identifying common challenges in order to support systems-level capacity building, and providing technical assistance as needed to providers, in order to support the use of high-quality data in the regional CQM program.

The CQM Data Validation Specialist position is in the Information Services Unit of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Division of HIV Health. This position reports to the Evaluation Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular site visits throughout the region to validate CQM data by comparing electronic health records and charts to client records in Ryan White CAREWare and CDC EvaluationWeb
• Prepare detailed feedback reports on findings to share with service providers and relevant internal DHH staff
• Assist with the preparation and analysis of clinical quality management data
• Develop executive summary reports documenting key findings for DHH’s quality management committee
• Work with DHH CQM staff to discuss implications of common findings at the provider- and systems-level for performance measurement and CQI needs
• Oversee the collection and reporting on systems-level performance measures including “secret shopper” calls to monitor access to care for patients in the Ryan White medical system
• Provide technical assistance to funded subrecipients as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Skills:

• Very strong attention to detail
• Proficient with MS Excel and Word
• Capacity to adapt to different electronic medical records systems
• Effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills

Experience:

• Minimum two years of experience in data extraction and analysis
• Experience with Ryan White CAREWare preferred but not required
• Data or quality management experience in a clinical setting preferred
• Basic knowledge of clinical care of people living with HIV
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree required