Job Posting: Quality Measurement Specialist, American College of Cardiology, Washington DC

Description

FUNCTION AND SCOPE: This position is a unique opportunity to work with national experts in cardiovascular care to develop clinical observational patient data registries and performance measures/metrics on processes and outcomes of care.  MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Implement methodologies that provide the scientific foundation for the development of hospital and/or ambulatory patient registries for the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). Provide expertise in the development of: Clinical data sets including data elements and definitions as well as data quality submission criteria and thresholds; Performance measures and other complex quality indicators including, but not limited to, composite and risk adjustment measures for reporting to NCDR participants, including algorithms definitions Measurement instruments for data collection and analysis Manage complex model development with academic analytic centers including manuscript submission to peer reviewed journals. Serve as staff liaison and/or content expert to physician workgroups and/or committees, including presenting development work at committee meetings, seminars, and national conferences. Manage multiple projects simultaneously and independently and applies currently accepted project and program management approaches to clinical data set and measure development activities.  Lead process for endorsement of measures by external organizations (e.g., National Quality Forum), as needed. Support clinical customer relations and program manager staff in addressing issues related to data set definitions or measures/metrics. Support research and analytic and reporting services staff in implementation of NCDR registry measures/metrics in external stakeholder (e.g., private payer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, health systems, etc) programs. Lead or support tasks related to government or private contracts, dependent upon funding. Demonstrates a high degree of productivity and adheres to deadlines. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Masters in health-related discipline and 5 years experience in the performance measurement or quality improvement field or Bachelors and 8-10 years experience in the performance measurement or quality improvement field. 3+ years related work experience in evidence-based medicine, technology assessment, or health services research, with some technical understanding of specification development and implementation of performance measures. Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to organize multiple tasks and set priorities under strict deadlines. Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to communicate the project scope, schedule, and requirements to key external and internal stakeholders  Demonstrated ability to initiate, plan, execute, and monitor projects and/or programs Ability to oversee and manage complex relationships. To Ability work independently, but also in a matrix project team structure with physicians, executives, contractors, consultants, and other staff. Proficient with Windows-based office software products, especially MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Available to travel up to 15%. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Clinical experience or knowledge of cardiovascular medicine. Experience in outcome research or quality improvement processes. Public speaking and presentation skills. Familiarity with MS Project software Familiarity with National Quality Forum, measurement endorsement process, and the overall quality measurement landscape. Familiarity with standard health-related terminologies, e.g., SNOMED, ICD, CPT, LOINC, RxNorm, etc.

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