Manager, Quality

Current Saint Francis Employees - Please click HERE to login and apply. Full Time Days Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 5:00pm Job Summary: Develops and implements the hospital-wide Performance Improvement Program, Utilization Management Program, Medical Staff Services/Credentialing Program, and Regulatory Compliance functions consistent with Administrative, Medical Staff and Board approved plans and regulatory agency standards. Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in a health related field or equivalent in experience. Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) preferred. Work Experience: 5 years related experience. Must have training in performance improvement techniques and methods. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Healthcare quality management experience. In-depth knowledge of state, federal and regulatory guidelines. Detailed understanding of statistical methodologies. Extensive knowledge of third-party payer criteria and utilization review. Knowledge of reimbursement methods, ICD-10 and CPT. Strong leadership and motivational skills. Excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Develops and implements the hospital-wide performance improvement program. Coordinates hospital quality activities, provides tracking mechanisms, and reports outcomes to all appropriate committees in a timely manner. Provides support to medical staff and ancillary service departments in formulating appropriate data review mechanisms and developing appropriate indicators to objectively measure important aspects of care/service. Coordinates activities with appropriate SFHS personnel involved with quality activities, and serves on SFHS committees as requested to ensure continuity and consistency of quality activities. Serves as liaison with external agencies and external databases which may request quality management data. Attends medical staff, hospital staff and SFHS committees as requested. Provides guidance, resources and support to the medical staff officers and committee members. Coordinates hospital-wide regulatory survey preparation, follow-up, tracking and reporting. Develops ongoing program to ensure continual compliance with Joint Commission standards. Prepares, maintains and tracks budgets for areas of responsibility. Actively pursues methods to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Demonstrates proficient knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and database fundamentals for constructing, querying and processing raw data for use with daily tasks such as physician requests, disease management initiatives, quality indicators and utilization management information. Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services in the following areas: performance improvement, utilization management, compliance, medical staff services & credentialing, statistical reporting, and hospital survey preparation. Coordinates the medical student program for the medical staff and hospital. Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only. Working Relationships: Direct Supervision of others. Prepares and gives performance evaluations. Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal/external via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at director level or above. Special Job Dimensions: None. Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties. Quality Attainment/Outcomes Measurements - Yale Campus Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 EOE Protected Veterans/Disability Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.