Job Abstract

The Clinical Assess Specialist as an integral part of the Quality and Outcomes Management Department, has responsibility for screening, collecting and analyzing information from various sources such as patient records, databases, and outcome reports. Vital components of this position include the ability to identify opportunities to improve care and outcomes implementing plans to achieve the desired goals and accurate and timely submission of information.

Essential Duties:

• 1. Management and execution of the responsibilities of the position • a. Utilizes effective critical thinking skills, organization, prioritization, planning, personnel management, operational efficiency, decision-making, and teaching. • b. Performs case review abstracts to briefly and effectively summarize all of the important information related to the review criteria. • c. Assists with audits, data retrieval and analyses in a related specialty field such as cardiothoracic or bariatrics.
• 2. Determines if the case review requires peer review or trending and provides timely contact with the MD Peer Reviewers. • a. Acts as a liaison with both the hospital and medical staff providing education on any identified opportunities to improve care and outcomes.
• 3. Designs clinical indicators and methods for extraction of necessary data from the patient records and computer software programs. • a. Reports rate based and selected indicator information to each medical staff department/service as determined by the organization • wide initiatives or Medial staff service specific indicators. • b. Performs data analysis, trending, display and presentation with attention to detail. • c. Utilizes statistical principles as needed to compose accurate meaningful reports and to support the validity of the data.
• 4. Incorporates knowledge of applicable Federal and State regulations and JCAHO Standards, which affect hospital operations relative to Quality and Outcomes Management.
• 5. Develops simple and effective methods or tools to educate staff such as booklets, poster board presentations etc. • a. Facilitates or serves as a member on quality improvement teams ensuring the use of CQI tools, and the hospital PI methodology—S.A.M.I.E. • b. Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate and present information to all levels of the organization.
• 6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Req Bachelor's degree Degree in Nursing.

• Req 2 years Experience in recent critical care (preferably recent experience)
• Req Requires critical thinking skills and organization in prioritizing a workload of multiple tasks.
• Req Works independently with minimal instruction.
• Req Demonstrates excellent verbal and written skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref 5 years Experience in an acute care setting.
• Pref Quality improvement/peer review experience.
• Pref Management experience.
• Pref Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality - CPHQ (NAHQ)

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu.  Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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