The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The HARRIS CENTER”) is looking for a Outcomes Analyst to join our team. The Outcomes Analyst is responsible for collecting clinical outcomes data and performing analysis in support of clinical process improvement initiatives. This position gathers data on performance metrics to facilitate the review of program effectiveness. Additionally, the Outcomes analyst evaluates patient care data to ensure that care is provided in accordance with clinical guidelines and organizational standards.

Your role in action:

• Proficient in using statistical software (SPSS, PowerBI, Dashboards) to order, clean and evaluate a wide array of data types and to perform analyses according to analysis plans.
• Identifies Quality Measures for data pulling and tracking and develops syntax to the Data
• Coordinator for use of pulling data specific to this grant program.
• Proficient in reviewing and synthesizing mental health care literature, making

recommendations, and drafting reports based on study findings.

• Assists in developing study methodology and appropriate statistical models, determining sample sizes, manipulating complex databases, and tracking and evaluating mental health care and outcomes.
• Collaborates with the leadership and clinical and management staff on development of outcome measures reflecting the value of Agency services.
• Effectively communicates findings both in writing and verbally.
• Provides leadership in developing and maintaining a framework for routine reporting of

patient outcomes to Division staff.

• Assists in developing schedule for integrating measurement in clinical decision -making

processes.

• Completes assigned reporting into SAMHSA Performance Accountability & Reporting

System.

• Stays abreast of changes in database methods, processes of behavioral health care

delivery, and current analytic methodologies, including cost effectiveness and comparative

effectiveness study methods.

• Performs other related duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

Education:

• Master’s degree with major course work in social science research methods. Coursework or demonstrated competence in descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques essential.

Experience:

• Experienced health or mental health care professionals, with three or more years of professional experience with program evaluation, outcomes management or data analysis in a health care environment preferred.
• Previous experience with extracting information from complex data bases is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Superior organizational and analytical abilities.
• Mathematics Ability: Able to understand and perform basic statistical reports
• including frequency distributions, reliability and validity tests, normal curve, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, regression techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Language Ability: Ability to read scientific and technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to prepare articles, abstracts, editorials, journals, manuals, and critiques. Ability to prepare and make comprehensive presentations
• Must have the ability to work collaboratively with other professional groups and

possess the skill in preparing reports and recommendations for administrative

purposes

• Ability to prepare articles, abstracts, reports and professional presentations.
• Ability to provide visual representations of findings

What we have to offer:

The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, retirement plans matched with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs and professional development.

Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code, corporate discounts, and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus, discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service, fitness centers and other wellness amenities.

What else you should know:

This posting is associated with position number #83125.

About us:

The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.

As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.

By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees, The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.