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 

• 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."