Corewell Health - Grand Rapids, MI
posted 16 days ago
About the position
This is a part-time position working 16 hours per week with a focus on Orthopedics. This role supports the total knee and total hip Ortho registry. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented RN Clinical Database specialist to join our team with a primary focus on managing and optimizing data collection for Quality Improvement Registries. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity of clinical data, as well as facilitating the analysis and sharing of outcomes for continuous improvement in patient safety and surgical practices. If you are passionate about leveraging data to drive meaningful insights and improvements in healthcare, we invite you to apply and be a key contributor to our mission of advancing quality patient care.
Responsibilities
- Supports routine/less complex operational improvement projects that are smaller in scope throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable business process improvements.
- Assists with analysis to measure the effectiveness of existing business and clinical processes and helps to develop sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable process and quality improvements.
- Maintains accountability for the integrity and functioning of databases.
- Collects, enters and analyzes data in a secure and confidential manner within the constructs of the specialty program.
- Supports and drives improvement activities for accountable areas based on organizational priorities.
- Serves as a liaison between various departments across the Corewell Health System.
- Communicates, collaborates, networks with and acts as a change agent to key stakeholders.
- Ensures continuity and coordination of services with appropriate utilization of resources.
- Drives continuous assessment and improvements using appropriate tools and methodology within the business.
- Utilizes clinical judgment to coordinate the retrieval of pertinent clinical and regulatory data ensuring timely submission to meet program requirements.
- Collaborates with internal and external programming staff to maintain the integrity, functioning and ongoing maintenance of databases.
- Maintains understanding of Quality rules and regulations for The Joint Commission and CMS.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree or equivalent Healthcare or related field
- 2 years of relevant Nursing experience
- LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan upon hire
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Healthcare or related field
- Orthopedics experience
- 1 year of relevant experience with chart review, relevant clinical experience and/or Quality improvement experience
- CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list - Institute for Healthcare improvement (IHI), IHI Open School
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
- Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance.
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.
