Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County Texas. As an essential healthcare system Harris Health champions better health for the entire community with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients through acute and primary care wellness disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Level 3 Trauma Center anchor Harris Healths robust network of 39 clinics health centers specialty locations and virtual telemedicine technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston UTHealth The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Summary Responsible for the coordination of all organization wide mock tracer and other process improvement activities including facilitating initiating providing support and education. Ensures that the organization is in compliance with standards of regulatory and accreditation agencies i.e. TJC DNV CMS TDSHS and other hospital licensing at all times. Prepares analyzes and compiles statistics for reports. Assists to facilitate committee meeting as needed assists with ethics and compliance issues as needed assists in the workup and investigation of patients complaints and performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Degree Bachelors Degree required Nursing or other Allied Health preferred.
Licenses & Certification Certified Professional for Healthcare Quality or Quality Audits required or within one 1 year of employment
Work Experience Five 5 years of experience in Quality Management or Accreditation
Management Experience Five 5 years of Project Management preferred
Communication Skills Above Average Verbal Heavy Public Contact Writing Correspondence Writing Reports
Proficiencies MS Excel MS Power Point MS Word Personal Computer
Job Attributes KnowledgeSkillsAbilities Analytical Abilities Design Knowledge and Skills Mathematics Medical Terminology Knowledge Transcription
Work Schedule Weekends Holidays Flexible Travel Eligible for Telecommute
Other Requirements May require extended hours in addition to weekendsholidays for special projects.
Equipment Operated Personal Computers printers copiers fax machines window-based software programs excel power point word etc.