Quality Analyst/Programmer

at  Stony Brook University Hospital

POSITION SUMMARY

At Stony Brook Medicine, the Quality Analyst/Programmer provides clinical services and hospital leadership with information needed to drive performance improvement efforts throughout the hospital. This individual will be responsible for maintaining current knowledge of available data sources and reporting applications. The Quality Analyst/Programmer will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand information needs, and develop reports and perform analyses that address these needs.

PRIOR TO START DATE, THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine’s Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS COULD RESULT IN A DELAYED START DATE AND/OR REVOCATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT OFFER.

• The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

• Provide technical support and coordinate data activities to develop a high quality centralized clinical data repository to facilitate aggregation and reporting of clinical quality data.
• Identify needs for data and analyses in the clinical services. Elicit information requirements from clinical service staff.
• Translate information requirements and provide high quality, actionable reports to hospital leadership, Programs of Distinction (PODs), Quality Improvement (QI) and other performance improvement teams, and other groups to drive quality improvement efforts. This includes aggregating, analyzing and displaying statistically-oriented, external quality reporting data in formats such as dashboards, scorecards, visualizations, and other reports. Automate reporting functions wherever possible.
• Ensure the highest levels of data quality in all quality reporting. This includes ensuring that all quality reports accurately reflect source data by developing validation mechanisms as well as accurately documenting data sources, query names, and data definitions used in reports to permit replication when needed.
• Provide guidance to clinical services, hospital leadership, and other stakeholders to assist in understanding and interpreting information in reports. This may require flexible schedule to accommodate physician participation.
• Support external quality reporting requirements and voluntary programs with analysis of requirements and results.
• Provide guidance and support on analytical and reporting topics to other QMA personnel, QI, and other analytical and clinical departments.
• Generate ad-hoc reports and perform ad-hoc responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the Director of Quality Measurement & Analytics.
• Maintain awareness of institutional quality priorities and work collaboratively with colleagues in Quality Measurement & Analytics, the Quality Management Division, IT, Finance, clinical and ancillary services, and hospital leadership to accomplish organizational goals.