Quality Engagement Specialist

Children’s Medical Center is a busy pediatric practice proudly serving our community for over
30 years
, with four locations. We offer a competitive benefits package, including paid time off; health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; and a 401(k) with profit sharing after one year, along with opportunities for professional growth.

We are seeking a
full-time Quality Engagement Specialist to join our Patient-Centered Medical Home team. This role supports quality-improvement initiatives by engaging with patients and families, coordinating outreach, assisting with care-gap closure, and collaborating with clinical and administrative team members to improve health outcomes and the overall patient experience.

The Quality Engagement Specialist is a position that performs a wide array of administrative tasks to support the Quality and Compliance Department's approach towards evaluating and/or improving patient engagement.

• Collaborates with QI team members to establish quality standards, benchmarks, and measures of performance in support of Agency Programs/Departments.
• Patient outreach as required to attain quality goals and measures, including daily phone recalls to schedule appointments required by insurance plans and CMC requirements.
• Compiles data from various software systems and departments for data retrieval, analysis, performance improvement monitoring, and strategic planning.
• Assists in running, managing, and data review processes for assuring accuracy and integrity of health services data reports to meet regulatory and operational requirements.
• Creates data tools for recording objective assessment information for performance management and development process.
• Participates on Comprehensive Review Team for internal audit readiness related to program performance initiatives, qualitative standards, and contract compliance.
• Participates in other committee meetings to support QI initiatives.
• Follows instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliable data.
• Maintains professional appearance and neat work habits.
• Participates in ongoing skills development.

• Exemplifies excellent customer service, verbal communication skills, conflict resolution with patients/parents/guardians, visitors, and other employees; shows courtesy, friendliness, helpfulness, and respect.
• Experience working with patients and appointment scheduling in an electronic health record is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to maintain accurate notes and records.
• Strong phone, spelling and grammar, computer, and keyboarding skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and understanding and commitment to delivery of patient-centered medical care with a team-based approach.
• Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, and is detail oriented.
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities.
• Consistently alters plans/routines when situation requires and continues to perform without projecting stress/f
  rustration that would adversely affect the work environment.
• Maintains and ensures patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Takes the initiative to proactively assist Receptionists with or without direct supervision and to resolve problems.

• Education:
  
  Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Clinical Experience Preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Power Point preferred.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Workplace