Quality Program Specialist

CkRI Program Support

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health, and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

This position will support all aspects of our CKRI programs. In addition, this role will be positioned to support targeted growth related to Inpatient Rehabilitation and TRP expansion and integration of IRF staff.

1.0 FTE (80-hours per two-week pay period)

8-hour day shifts

You may be required to work weekends on rare occasions

Position may require floating to several of the Courage Kenny sites

Oversees regulatory quality, accreditation, and clinical quality efforts across applicable programs. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of applicable quality and cost-of-care measures, ensuring timely and accurate reporting. Supports data analysis, validation, and project management activities to enhance clinical quality, optimize measurement strategies, and improve operational efficiency. Collaborates with physicians, clinicians, operational leaders, and other stakeholders to design and implement effective structures, processes, and outcomes.

Principle Responsibilities

• Program Leadership
• Partners with clinical experts in the development, implementation, and sustainability of evidenced-based clinical best practice standards for targeted populations.
• Plays a key role in identifying unwarranted variation in clinical practice that may affect quality outcomes, patient experience, and total cost of care.
• Collaborates with physicians and business unit leaders to ensure consistent implementation of best practices.
• Leads meetings that support clinical program initiatives and assists operational leaders in the implementation and sustainability of plans.
• Develops both internal and patient-facing communication/education materials.
• Measurement and Reporting
• Manages quality reporting requirements and assures all required regulatory quality measures are reported accurately and timely.
• Maintains scorecards related to program quality indicators, assisting in interpretation of data and development of meaningful action plans to improve performance.
• Collaborates with program leadership on pay for performance programs that rely on clinical quality metrics.
• Improvement Support
• Leads project management of initiatives using quality improvement tools to drive performance improvement, including the identification of industry benchmarking for goal setting.
• Plans and implements necessary improvement initiatives needed to comply with regulatory annual rule requirements and changes.
• Develops and implements system-level workflows across teams to create efficiencies.
• Policy and Compliance
• Analyzes and monitors state and federal legislative policy proposals regulating clinical quality programs.
• Translates legislative policy and technical standards into meaningful language for key stakeholders and operational understanding.
• Understands reporting requirements and data elements necessary to identify, support or negate regulatory quality concerns.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Therapy, Public Health, Health Care Administration, and/or other health care related field
• 5+ years Healthcare experience in related field
• 3+ years Project management and/or experience with quality improvement principles
• 2+ years Healthcare quality reporting
• 2+ years Electronic medical record experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Health Care Administration, and/or other health care related field
• 2+ years Health informatics experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Maintain license as applicable

Physical Demands

• Sedentary:
• Lifting weight up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently

Pay Range

Pay Range: $40.37 to $55.85 per hour The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend, and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That's why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being mind, body, spirit, and community of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes up to $100 in well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools to support you on your journey.

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.