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Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Quality Improvement Analyst
At Nebraska Medicine, quality isn’t just measured — it’s lived, analyzed, and continuously improved. The Quality Improvement Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring our clinical excellence is accurately reflected through regulatory reporting and performance benchmarking. This position is ideal for a detail-driven, data savvy professional who enjoys translating complex data into meaningful insights and providing subject matter expertise in data definitions and reporting capabilities to drive measurable improvements. If you thrive at the intersection of healthcare quality, data integrity, and collaboration, this is your opportunity to make a system-wide impact at an academic medical center committed to advancing exceptional patient care.
Details: Quality Improvement Analyst
Why Work at Nebraska Medicine?
Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!
The Quality Improvement Analyst will support health system accreditation and regulatory reporting requirements through chart reviews, measure reporting, and data analysis. Collaborate with members of quality and operational departments to identify opportunities for further analysis and improvement. Ensure data accuracy and completeness while meeting reporting deadlines. Summarize data and create reports and presentations to communicate data findings. Maintain an understanding of requirements for quality reporting programs, registries, and other quality benchmarking tools.
Required Qualifications: Quality Improvement Analyst
· Minimum 3 years of clinical chart review and/or patient record data abstraction experience required.
· Bachelor's degree in health-related field required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
· Knowledge of anatomy and disease processes required.
• Exceptional communication and organization skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service to clinicians, patients and other internal/external customers required.
• Ability to critically evaluate clinical variables and their alignment with various quality definitions required.
• Strong attention to detail required.
• Ability to perform accurate data entry required.
• Ability to interpret, summarize, and visualize data required.
• Ability to create presentations and reports based on data findings and recommendations required.
••Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including ability to create pivot tables and utilize vlookup and other functions, required.
• Proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications required.
Preferred Qualifications: Quality Improvement Analyst
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Clinical background preferred.
• Completion of a medical certification program preferred.
• Experience with quality benchmarking tools or registries (ex: Vizient, NSQIP, GWTG/Get With The Guidelines) preferred.
· Knowledge of CMS and TJC pay-for-reporting and pay-for-performance quality programs (ex. Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, Oryx) preferred.
• Experience with electronic health records, EPIC preferred.
· Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license or appropriate allied health license in the state of Nebraska only as required in accordance with appropriate degree.
Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.
Nebraska Medicine, the region’s leading academic health network, serves the Omaha metro and beyond. It offers access to more than 1,400 physicians and over 70 specialty and primary care clinics.
The network's commitment to "Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care" is upheld by more than 10,000 dedicated employees, and is evident in its two hospitals, Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, which provide over 800 licensed beds.
Nebraska Medical Center, the state's largest hospital, has been recognized for its excellence by U.S. News & World Report, Becker’s Hospital Review and Forbes.
Together with its research and education partner, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Nebraska Medicine strives to transform lives and foster a healthy future for all through top-tier educational programs, groundbreaking research and exceptional patient care.
