Physician Performance Improvement Coordinator

at  Ascension

DETAILS

• Department: Medical Affairs
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm
• Hospital: Ascension Via Christi, St. Francis
• Location: Wichita, Kansas

REQUIREMENTS

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Kansas Board of Nursing preferred.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education OR experience, if applicable

Organize and coordinate the activities and flow of work for the peer review program.

• Collect, evaluate, and maintain practitioner-specific data concerning physician and allied health staff practice and performance, including patient injuries, complaints, compliments, claims, quality indicators and other risk-related data.
• Coordinate the medical staff’s professional performance evaluation and peer review programs in a manner that fulfills the mission and goals of the organization while complying with regulatory and accreditation standards related to performance improvement, professional practice evaluation and peer review activities.
• Collaborate with Quality/Risk Management to investigate and analyze root causes, patterns, or trends that could result in compensatory or sentinel events, serious adverse events, and near misses. Facilitate peer review of such incidents using performance improvement techniques and corrective action where appropriate.
• Collaborate in any investigative, judicial review or appeal process involving medical or allied health staff to ensure compliance with applicable processes and procedures.