IN-DOH, DEP, Hospital Readiness Systems Coordinator D-5

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Job : IN-DOH, DEP, Hospital Readiness Systems Coordinator

Job ID : (754839)

Location : 2 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46204

Client : State of IN

Duration : Long Term

Approximately 85% of in-state travel throughout Indiana will be required with approx. 1 day / week in the Indianapolis office. Does candidate accept this requirement?

Candidates required to reside in District 5, Central Indiana - Counties in D5 include Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby. Please confirm which county candidate resides in.

Position is anticipated to extend through calendar year 2027. Does candidate accept this requirement?

Occasional out-of-state, overnight travel may be necessary. Does candidate accept this requirement?

BS in Nursing (BSN), or other similar cert. combined with Hospital experience, prefer Bachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years of previous hospital and quality improvement job-related exp. Ideal candidate also has either CPHQ or Lean Six Sigma.

Job description :

Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist

Job Summary This position serves in a dual role involving direct in person

coordination with hospital facilities to enhance both National

Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) automated hospital reporting

along with pediatric readiness capabilities within hospital networks

and facilities located in Indiana. This position promotes best practices

and quality improvement processes in both hospital reporting

importance for the automation transition and pediatric preparedness

programs / initiatives. The position serves in coordinating the

development of statewide guidelines, aiding hospitals into an

automated platform for hospital reporting, educational modules, and

quality improvement resources / tools utilizing federal and national

recommendations / guidance, evidence-based guidelines and best

practices specific to the delivery of hospital facility key elements

reporting along with pediatric emergency care. The position also

serves as a resource and technical advisor to, pre-hospital agencies,

hospitals, other healthcare practitioners as well as non-health care

entities within our state to ensure hospital facility needs are

adequately addressed.

Education and / or Work Experience

Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or other

similar certification combined with Hospital experience, preferred

Bachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years of previous hospital

and quality improvement job-related experience. Ideal candidate also

has either CPHQ or Lean Six Sigma

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with development and launching of a state / jurisdiction

capacity system that includes near-time bed capacity counts

for the state's / jurisdiction's acute care hospitals, including

critical access hospitals.

for access to the web-based dashboard to coordinate daily,

surge, and crisis needs.

NHSN definitions to Hospital Capacity Data Store at least twice

per day on an ongoing basis. Data would include emergency

department (ED) census, ED Admitted census (boarding) and

ED pressure indicator by count of all patients in the ED that

have a physician assigned.

states' / jurisdiction's ongoing participation in the NHSN

Connectivity Initiative, such as :

onboarding identified stakeholders and hospital users.

hospitals and stakeholders.

necessary information for dashboard development and

implementation.

the dashboard and in the data feed.

staff to work on automated and secured data feeds per

specifications supported by the web-based application.

model(s) for discussions and decision-making to support this

work.

milestone for inclusion in progress report / lessons learned.

(to send data to NHSN) of participating hospitals. Also

provides permission to allow for use of state's / jurisdiction's

data in conjunction with other participating entities for

research and emergency planning by the state and federal

health partners.

state / jurisdiction to participate in the project through an

established participation agreement.

assist with the scaling of the CDC NHSN Connectivity Initiative

to other states / jurisdictions; and help to ensure that all terms

of the CDC funding agreement are met.

throughout the state as related to pediatric emergency care,

utilizing federal / national guidance (including but not limited to

the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretary for

Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control,

Emergency Medical Services for Children, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, Joint Commission).

need, conduct gap analyses, communicate pediatric standards

and disseminate resources as appropriate.

Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project

leadership responsibilities through planning, coordination of

workgroup activities and development of tools, educational

modules, and resources for workgroup review.

throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric

emergency care requirements and regulations using defined

checklists; provides verbal and written assessment of hospital

strengths / weaknesses; outlines recommendations and other

key subject matter expertise as appropriate; shares applicable

resources and technical guidance with hospitals as needed.

practices as related to pediatric emergency care documents,

and development of a quality improvement plan.

professional knowledge base in the areas of pediatric

emergency management, quality improvement processes,

communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcare

environment.

and make recommendations; develops data reports for

decision-makers to support conclusions and

recommendations; reports should communicate any limitations

of the analyses.

throughout the state as related to pediatric emergency care,

utilizing federal / national guidance (including but not limited to

the American Academy of Pediatrics, Assistant Secretary for

Preparedness & Response, Centers for Disease Control,

Emergency Medical Services for Children, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Institute of Medicine, Joint Commission).

need, conduct gap analyses, communicate pediatric standards

and disseminate resources as appropriate.

Care Workgroup meetings and actively assumes project

leadership responsibilities through planning, coordination of

workgroup activities and development of tools, educational

modules, and resources for workgroup review.

throughout the state, to assess compliance with pediatric

emergency care requirements and regulations using defined

checklists; provides verbal and written assessment of hospital

strengths / weaknesses; outlines recommendations and other

key subject matter expertise as appropriate; shares applicable

resources and technical guidance with hospitals as needed.

practices as related to pediatric emergency care documents,

and development of a quality improvement plan.

professional knowledge base in the areas of pediatric

emergency management, quality improvement processes,

communication, and awareness of trends in the healthcare

environment.

and make recommendations; develops data reports for

reports should communicate any limitations of the analyses.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word,

Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Basic Keyboarding Skills, Web[1]based meeting and learning management systems, REDCap

Computation Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete

variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability

to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram,

or schedule form.

Qualifications

skills

adapt to changing priorities

Travel

overnight may be necessary.

Bachelor's degree, supplemented with 3-5 years of previous hospital and quality improvement job-related experience

Required

Years

Prior clinical quality improvement experience preferably in an acute care hospital setting or critical access hospital setting.

Required

Years

Experience w / Microsoft Office Suite to include PowerPoint.

Required

Prior experience with REDCap with strong aptitude to learn new software and other database programs.

Desired

Prior experience facilitating and managing meetings within program agency and local partners.

Required

Prior experience reporting hospital data including bed capacity, ED census, ICU census, peds census, vent status etc.

Required

Years

Prior experience creating training materials and delivering presentations for stakeholders, hospitals and State or Federal Agencies.

Required

Years

Registered Nurse (RN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or other similar certification combined with Hospital experience, preferred

Highly desired

CPHQ or Lean Six Sigma experience.

Highly desired

Prior experience with National Healthcare Safety Network automated hospital reporting.

Highly desired

Years

Prior experience working with the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA).

Highly desired

Years

Prior experience working with hospital technical staff in areas of automated and secured data feeds.

Highly desired

Project management experience / certification.

Thanks & Regards.

Manikanta Yerra

Technical Recruiter

1601 N Harrison Ave, STE # 2B, Pierre, SD 57501

Email : Manikanta.yerra@my3tech.com

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