Population Health Nurse, Pt24, Days

Quality/Population Health Nurse evaluates aspects of the care system, identifies problems, and develops solutions. Position requires interaction and collaboration with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to facilitate optimal care and achievement of desired clinical and financial outcomes and organizational performance in the federal programs of such as Inpatient and Outpatient Quality Reporting (IQR/OQR), Merit-based Incentive Program, electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQM), Promoting Interoperability (PI) programs, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) as well as other contract based Quality Incentive Programs. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with participation in contracted quality incentive programs
  Provides input to improve and grow the Population Health program
  Complete concurrent and retroactive medical record reviews and abstractions
  Identify and develop solutions to problems
  Establish and maintain tracking systems
  Develop, prepare and analyze quality data and reports as required and as directed
  Document all activities, findings, and recommendations and report to staff at all levels as required and as directed
  Attend and participate in meetings and committees as required and as directed
  Utilizes excellent customer service standards and Studer principles in communicating with patient, family and coworkers through use of verbal amenities, pleasant facial and body expressions as well as pleasant voice tone.
  Ensures work areas are clean and orderly.
  Participates in departmental QAPI process and patient experience initiatives.
  This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing. Indiana licensed Registered Nurse with 2 years professional nursing experience. Bachelors in Nursing desirable. Required:

• Effective problem solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills
  Initiative and capacity to make effective decisions within the framework of established policies and procedures
  Work effectively under minimal supervision
  Effectively utilize organizational EMR to document, review, and abstract data
  Excellent computer skills with word, excel, pivot tables, and data processing applications
  Knowledge of state and federal conditions of participation, accreditation, and quality program requirements
  Effective organizational skills and demonstrated ability to maintain accurate notes and records
  Demonstrates professional and effective written and verbal communication skills
  Demonstrates a positive, respectful attitude and professional customer service
  Demonstrates professional practice behavior
  Demonstrates understanding in use of IT resources and patient databases