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PACE Quality Specialist (Central Valley PACE - Modesto)

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Job Location drjobs

Modesto, CA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 25 - 27

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Under the supervision of the PACE Quality and Compliance Coordinator the Quality Specialist works to support the annual quality and Compliance (Q&C) work plans and special initiatives by monitoring gathering and preparing Q&C data for use by the PACE Interdisciplinary Team and Administration. The Q&C Specialist is a key position that works with all PACE departments to monitor and identify potential Q&C issues monitor Q&C improvement initiatives and prepare Q&C summary reports.

Schedule Monday Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Compensation:

$25.87 - $27.16 an hour

Golden Valley Health Centers offers excellent benefits including Medical: (0 Deductible / $2000 Individual; $4000 Family Out-of-Pocket Max) excellent PPO coverages; Dental; Vision; 403(b) with match FSA plans gym discounts and so much more!

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participates in Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings to ensure quality and safety elements are tracked and documented including service delivery requests grievances appeals hospitalizations and other institutionalizations and enrollments/disenrollments.
  • Documents Quality and Compliance elements within the EMR.
  • Assists the IDT and Center Manager on recognizing and documenting periodic Participant assessment and care plans.
  • Ensures that IDT meeting attendance is complete and recorded contributing to meeting minutes as needed.
  • Organizes and manages the Quality and Compliance committee meeting minutes.
  • Provides Quality and Compliance administrative support to the IDT team.
  • Gather data from a variety of sources and organizes it within spreadsheets and other software tools for analysis and interpretation.
  • Analyze PACE quality and compliance data making suggestions when potential issues arise.
  • Works with PACE Site Operations Management to assist in addressing potential quality and safety issues.
  • Works with PACE Health Plan Operations Management to assist in addressing potential quality and compliance issues.
  • Assists in summarizing and interpreting Q&C Data.
  • Coordinates with internal departments and external data system hosting vendors.
  • Tracks real time data and provide feedback to the Interdisciplinary team (IDT) by participating in IDT meetings and huddles daily.
  • Provides data entry within organizational data systems as well as regulatory data systems of the State and Federal government.
  • Prepares data for presentation through a systematized key performance indicator (KPI) methodology.
  • Assists in the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) processes of Quality Improvement.
  • Manage large data sets and organize them into an interpretable format using Excel and other software tools.
  • Assists in developing new QI projects.
  • Assists in reporting to state and federal regulators.
  • Other duties as directed.

Physical Demands

  • Requires standing walking occasional pushing and pulling and lifting.
  • Ability to lift up to 30 pounds. Moving or lifting greater than 30 pounds should be done with assistance as appropriate.
  • Requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Must be able to communicate verbally with all staff caregivers participants and community at large.
  • Ability to interact professionally and respectfully with geriatric individuals including those with cognitive decline and/or physical frailties.
  • Requires working under stressful conditions.
  • Moderate pressure to meet scheduled appointments while dealing with frail and confused participants.
  • Subject to participants that may have the potential for verbal or physical aggression.

Work Environment

  • Exposure to biohazards including infectious material and waste and any other conditions common in a health care environment.
  • Subject to unpleasant odors
  • The noise level is usually quiet to moderate but may at times be noisy and crowded.

Education/Experience Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Valid CA Drivers License acceptable driving record and vehicle insurance.
  • Ability to organize and manage large volumes of data.
  • Detailed-oriented and organized.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to maintain accurate records.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Must have integrity practice discretion and practice objective problem solving.
  • Ability to collect organize and report meaningful data for decision making while using spreadsheets or other data processing software.
  • Knowledge of basic statistical principles.
  • Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with participants coworkers medical staff and the public.
  • Skilled in identifying and recommending problem resolution.
  • Knowledge of safety and infection control requirements for healthcare facilities.
  • Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; advanced Microsoft Excel experience required.

Education/Experience

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Bachelors degree in quality assurance business administration or relevant field preferred.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in an analytical capacity which included the collection organization and reporting of data.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type

Full-Time

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