Quality Patient Safety Analyst Lic

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds 48 licensed critical care beds 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center the Lauren Small Childrens Center including the areas only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Family Care Center a Level II NICU the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center with Kern Countys first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1956. Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

• Position Summary:
   
  The Quality/Patient Safety Analyst (Clinical License) is responsible for collecting, transforming, analyzing and reporting quality outcomes and process data that support stakeholder's decisions related to quality initiatives, Patient Safety, performance improvement initiatives, regulatory standards compliance, and policies and procedures. The Analyst will be responsible for preparing, analyzing and distributing clinical quality and Patient Safety reports in the form of dashboards, scorecards or other presentation tools, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, validity, reliability and consistency in report preparation.
   
  Principal Duties and Accountabilities:
  • Facilitates development and implementation of data collection tools and processes including, the ability to identify data elements needed to complete appropriate measurement, perform timely data collection and abstraction per specifications, and validate data prior to submission or preview reports prior to publication.
  • Collects evidence based data points based on knowledge of patient condition and clinical workflow. Generates reports and analyses to support related quality improvement, Patient Safety, patient experience and operational effectiveness using key statistical tools, including but not limited to, run charts, bar charts, pie charts, control charts, and cause and effect diagrams. Analyzes data and identifies key findings and develops action plans appropriate to the clinical care of the patient population. Presents complex data with simplicity of design in a clear, easy to understand format.
  • Learns, understands and becomes proficient in relevant facility, Dignity Health and external data sources and systems including, but not limited to, clinical process and outcome data, electronic health record data, event reporting data, and patient complaints, etc. (e.g. Midas+, iVOS, ATLAS, etc.). Assists in designing, developing, maintaining and updating clinical and other databases based on experience of clinical workflows, department and organizational needs.
  • Collaborates on multidisciplinary teams and provides analytical support and clinical knowledge/experience for various projects related to quality improvement, Patient Safety, patient experience and outcomes, as appropriate. Interprets, explains and discusses data analysis results. Actively interacts with clinical staff and acts as a clinical knowledge resource for quality measurement and improvement activities.

• Associate's Degree or three (3) years of related job or industry experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of one (1) year analytic/statistical analysis experience, preferably in health-care or clinic environment.

• Current state license in a clinical field in state of practice.