Data Analyst

Job Summary: The Data Analyst is responsible for overall data collection, analysis, and reporting for the organization, providing technical support and assistance, and engaging staff in continuous quality improvement through the use of relevant data reports and comparisons to strengthen patient care.    

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyzing and leveraging the collected data
• Interpreting data
• Acting as a liaison between clinical and informatics staff teams
• Developing strategies and best practices to incorporate into future information systems and policies
• Manage and coordinate performance data collection, feedback, and reporting for all quality initiatives
• Engage members through relevant trend information, data reports and comparisons
• Provide direct support to health centers in data collection, monitoring the completeness and accuracy of reported data, and ensuring compliance with process and outcome measure definitions
• Develop and manage data collection methodologies for multiple performance measures to meet the deliverables on all grants/contracts
• Demonstrate an understanding of reporting requirements for all grants and contracts
• Aggregate, analyze, and report health center data collection and reporting processes ensuring timely and accurate delivery of reports
• Work collaboratively with all program staff, HIE entities, and solutions staff in communicating needs regarding databases and reporting tools
• Develop summary reports and presentations demonstrating performance trends
• Maintain knowledge of the Uniform Data Systems (UDS) reporting requirements
• Identify and maintain knowledge of state and national benchmark databases including Healthy People 2020, HEDIS, Meaningful Use, PCMH, and HRSA Quality Reporting
• Develop and maintain a method to continuously assess a data systems approach for quality-of-care coordination interventions, which lead to extraction and use of quantitative and qualitative data
• Participate in developing reports and/or manuscripts for dissemination and publication
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and 3 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Language Skills:

•  Able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
•  Additional languages preferred.

Skills Preferred:

•  Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems
•  Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI etc.
•  At least three years of experience in data analytics, informatics, data management, preferably working with health data.
•  Familiar with UDS standards and reporting
•  Experience with primary care, clinical quality improvement or outcome measurements.
•  Experience delivering critical data summaries and reports necessary for planning and improvement of processes.
•  Experience in working with multiple entities to collect data and produce reports.
•  Experience in collecting, editing, analyzing and charting numerical data.
•  Strong data management and organization skills.
•  Creativity and vision to organize data in meaningful presentation formats to deliver key messages.
•  Ability to organize and manage multiple projects/tasks and meet deadlines.
•  Awareness of the needs of FQHCs, medically underserved populations, demonstrates cultural competence, and shows interest in learning about community-based primary health care systems