How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

The Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative for Quality Improvement (MARCQI) is a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Blue Care Network (BCN) Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI) that aims to address inconsistencies and variations in patient outcomes related to hip and knee joint replacement surgery. The goals of MARCQI are to create a statewide quality improvement infrastructure by developing a consortium of hospitals in Michigan to engage in quality improvement activities for hip and knee joint replacement surgery procedures and reduce the costs of this care in the State of Michigan. We are bringing together arthroplasty practices across the state of Michigan to collaborate and share data regarding processes of care and clinical outcomes in the treatment of hip and knee replacement procedures. We are currently looking for a highly skilled individual who will serve as a Site Support Coordinator in the role of a Program Evaluation Specialist for our Coordinating Center full?time located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Responsibilities*

This person will serve as the interface between the Program Directors, Program Manager, Coordinating Center staff and participating sites for quality assurance, and will be responsible working closely with the Program Manager and Assistant Site Support Manager to ensure data quality, partner engagement, support site quality improvement activities, and disseminate and implement MARCQI resources and quality improvement aims.

Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

On-board statewide partners with the Program Manager & Assistant Site Support Manager
Build and maintain relationship across participating sites - including visiting (at maximum) twice yearly to evaluate data quality assurance adherence to program procedures and data quality and evaluate the performance of participating sites.
Communicate site review and visit findings MARCQI coordinators and managers; providing timely and informative/constructive feedback to each site based on visit results
Identify and report issues of data validity, clinical data entry, or issues regarding incomplete cases to the Program Manager, Assistant Site Support Manager, and other Coordinating Center staff.
Serve as the main contact for MARCQI partner Site Coordinators (e.g., questions regarding data variables and definitions)
Support the developing and testing of data collection strategies and tools (e.g., data elements, data registry), and provide training and education for the participants on program requirements.
Establish and follow consistent data collection, reporting, evaluation systems, and procedures
Lead abstractor education framework and training sessions with site support coordinator partners
Address data registry access issues and concerns
Support participating site?s quality improvement activities and goals
Identify issues preventing program participants from functioning at high levels of performance, and working with participants to resolve these issues.
Create and maintain documentation of procedures/processes.
Attending all collaborative?wide meetings and abstractor support sessions
Support (and when ready, lead) the abstractor training, breakout sessions, and educational phone calls
Completing other assigned projects, as needed.

Required Qualifications*

Bachelor's degree in health care field or nursing or quality or public health is required. RHIT or RHIA certification accepted
Minimum of two years' experience in a health care setting is required with direct access to view medical records
3-5 years of experience in analyzing processes, data collection, and quality improvement opportunities
Experience with databases and/or data collection in clinical research
Demonstration of work in quality improvement
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), Google Suites (e.g. Docs, Sheets, Drive), DropBox, Asana, and Zoom
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)
Ability to work cohesively in a team
Independently address tasks with minimal direct supervision
Meticulous organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple relationships and priorities
Individual must be able to be in the office in Ann Arbor, Michigan and travel to meetings and participating locations across the state throughout the year

Desired Qualifications*

Master's degree in a health care, nursing or quality field is preferred
Understanding of basic statistics
Public speaking proficiency

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

This is a hybrid position (at least 2-3 days in the office weekly). New employees can expect to be asked to come into the office with more frequency (3-4 days a week) for the first 6 - 12 months

Background Screening

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Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.