The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) & Informatics Specialist to drive ongoing quality improvement efforts. The informatics specialist will collaborate closely with clinical staff to drive QI projects utilizing data collected across multiple sources and with extensive knowledge of industry best practices. This position is located at 2130 Stout St., Denver, Colorado 80205, and reports to the Vice President of Integrated Health Services.

Coalition Benefits

• In addition to the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of our work, eligible Coalition employees enjoy a rich benefits package, including:
• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
• The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

• Work with clinicians, the IT department and CCH leadership to develop processes which focus on continually improving the care delivered to patients.
• Understands the collection, management, and structure of data across the organization to ensure all available, relevant data is utilized in analysis and development of improvement efforts.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify micro and macro-level gaps in care.
• Assess and implement improvements to workflow and EHR documentation challenges which impact the quality of clinical care delivered.
• Develops and maintain extensive knowledge of best practices within the field of CQI and clinical informatics to increase clinical and operational efficiency.
• Brings innovative ideas, processes, and/or procedures for enhancements, additions, and modifications to improve the EHR and integrated systems, including system customizations, data integration, and workflow enhancements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement systems focused on patient safety, delivery of evidence based clinical care and regulatory compliance.
• Identify metrics and monitoring systems to achieve the desired state of systematic and consistent performance.
• Facilitates on-going internal and external reporting and communications regarding the status of outcomes related to continuous improvement and performance related to clinical quality measures.
• Evaluate and communicate on the effectiveness of quality improvement efforts and identify areas for opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with multiple internal and external partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in healthcare with progressive levels of leadership required.
• Background within a clinical setting such as a nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant with a strong knowledge of clinical workflow is preferred.
• Experience in operational and performance improvement in clinical settings required.
• Experience with LEAN Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard, or similar methodology preferred.

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.