POPULATION HEALTH RN

Location/Department: Medical Arts Center - Population Health

80 hours per pay period - benefit eligible

Job Summary:

To assist with the collection, monitoring & reporting of population health & quality data for participation in governmental & commercial insurance quality programs & serve as a liaison between physician services & the quality department to help ensure Margaret Mary Health practices meet quality & population health goals.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Uses only approved abbreviations.

· Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.

· Uses 2 patient identifiers when necessary.

· Reports sentinel events or incidents as warranted.

· Have working knowledge of quality programs which Margaret Mary Health participates.

· Monitors practice quality metrics.

· Assist practices with collection of required quality & population health data.

· Reports population health data in required format.

· Serves as liaison with practices, third party payors, & quality department.

· Educate providers & staff regarding documentation needed to meet quality measures.

· Provide feedback on current processes & procedures to meet & improve population health goals.

· Attend Care Coordinator, Quality, & ACO meetings.

· Coordinates patient outreach efforts where needed to meet population health goals.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Basic nursing skills.

· Exceptional interpersonal and telephone skills.

· Good organizational skills.

· Effectively communicates both verbal & written.

· Able to operate general office equipment & patient care equipment as needed

Education and Experience:

• Minimum Associates degree in nursing, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience required
• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Indiana

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent walking, standing, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, reaching, talking, & use of hands
• Occasionally may need to lift up to 25 lbs

"This Rural Health Transformation Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $206,927,896.80 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government."