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Healthcare Data Analyst
Location: Scott AFB, IL / St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Shiloh, IL
100% On-site
Active Secret Clearance
Location: Scott AFB, IL / St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Shiloh, IL
100% On-site
Active Secret Clearance
About the Role
Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a highly skilled Healthcare Data Analyst for a potential opportunity, with expertise in healthcare systems, patient movement, and quality improvement, to support mission-critical operations. This role involves advanced data analysis, subject-matter expertise in specialized systems, and collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure data integrity, risk management, and continuous improvement within the healthcare environment.Key Responsibilities
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis for patient care encounters and PSP reports.
- Perform expert data quality analysis for transmissions of patient en-route care encounters.
- Provide subject-matter expertise in the ERC-AE patient movement system.
- Serve as a Manpower and Equipment Force Packaging System (MEFPAK) subject-matter expert to support the AMC global en-route care mission.
- Collaborate with risk management and quality teams to improve patient safety processes.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA), proactive risk assessments, and performance improvement (PI) initiatives.
- Develop dashboards, reports, and project status updates to brief leadership.
- Lead and participate in multidisciplinary committees, workshops, and education programs.
- Ensure compliance with environmental safety, infection control standards, and accreditation requirements.
- Attend staff meetings, CQI program meetings, and government-requested conferences or courses.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, Health Care Informatics, Data Analysis, or equivalent (preferred).
- Minimum of four (4) years of experience in the healthcare industry (or equivalent). Military healthcare experience is highly desirable.
- Proficiency with quantitative and qualitative data analysis tools and processes.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with Access, Visual Basic, SQL, relational databases, and report design tools.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and the ability to brief multidisciplinary leadership.
- Knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC) and/or Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) standards and scoring guidelines (desired).
- At least one year of RCA/PI experience in healthcare and two (2) years of program management experience.
- Must maintain American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Heartsaver CPR/AED certification (or equivalent).
Additional Requirements
- Completion of hospital orientation/competency verification per facility guidelines.
- Attendance and participation in required staff meetings, training, and annual compliance programs.
- Must attend the DoD Basic Safety Patient Manager’s Course (once) and one annual government-requested conference, meeting, or TDY.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to contribute to mission-critical healthcare operations.
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary work environment.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
About Nationwide IT Services:
NIS is an IT and Management consulting company and is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, an employee assistance program (EAP), and educational reimbursement, as well as pet insurance.
Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status.
NIS is an IT and Management consulting company and is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, an employee assistance program (EAP), and educational reimbursement, as well as pet insurance.
Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status.