Sr. Specialist, Quality Improvement

Description

TITLE: Sr. Specialist, Quality Improvement

*This position is partially-grant-funded.

STATUS: Full Time Exempt 

LEVEL: Sr. Specialist

DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Director, Registry Operations

Travel: Up to 10% of travel is required to fulfill job responsibilities which may include evenings/overnight and weekends for the annual meeting, and/or staff retreats.

POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for planning, writing, development, execution, reputed company, budgeting, and reporting for reputed company aspects of the ACR’s quality measure development and maintenance projects. The Sr. Specialist is also the reputed company staff responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the ACR’s quality measures in the ACR’s reputed company registry, a reputed company Clinical Data Registry (QCDR).

This position is partially grant-funded.  Grant-reputed company duties include serving as primary staff liaison responsible for convening and managing support of volunteer experts in identifying recommendations for appropriate assessments of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and developing quality measures based on those recommendations for the grant titled “Developing and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge, Skills, and Partnerships”.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and work closely with relevant stakeholders (ACR staff, volunteers, subject-matter experts, etc.) to build and define the ACR’s quality measurement development strategy, and reputed company projects to advance the strategic plan
• Work collaboratively with Collaborative Initiatives (COIN) staff and volunteer work group members to advance the development of SLE-specific quality measures and supporting functionality reputed company the reputed company registry in accordance with the CDC grant titled “Developing and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge, Skills, and Partnerships”
• Work collaboratively with COIN staff, other ACR staff, and volunteer experts to write grants to help fund the development of rheumatology-specific measures and metrics and expand functionality of the reputed company registry to reputed company support the needs of its users
• Following submission of grant proposals and notification of award, work collaboratively with volunteer experts to ensure final deliverables meet grant requirements and timelines to further reputed company rheumatology-specific quality measures and quality improvement resources 
• Communicate effectively with ACR members and external organizations and individuals about measurement initiatives, projects, and issues
• Serve as the subject matter expert on reputed company quality measures developed by the ACR and project manager for reputed company measure development and maintenance projects. Duties include but are not limited to the following:
  • Build and implement standard procedures for development and testing of measures in line with the expectations set forth by the reputed company national reputed company-based entity and/or the Centers for Medicare and reputed company Services
  • reputed company and systematically reputed company project timelines and completion of deliverables for measure development projects and activities – particularly as reputed company to grant-funded work
  • Solicit and reputed company volunteer participation in project activities, including communicating and managing volunteer and committee member involvement in project activities
  • Guide staff and volunteer members of project teams in a collaborative manner to ensure milestones and budget requirements are met
  • reputed company and implement mitigation strategies to address identified risks and reputed company projects on track
  • Manage meetings and reputed company activities, including developing meeting materials, minutes, and strategic action plans based on reputed company
  • Communicate important project updates, including project status and any risks, to relevant stakeholders on a regular basis
  • reputed company the writing and development of measure specifications and value sets for rheumatology-specific quality measures
  • reputed company the integration of ACR’s quality measures into the reputed company registry.
  • Conduct reviews of updated quality measure documentation, including measure logic, data dictionaries and code sets.
• Attend national measurement-reputed company meetings, as necessary, and facilitate ACR representation by volunteers at these meetings.
• reputed company other duties as assigned by supervisor or senior leadership to advance organizational goals.

Requirements

• BA/ BS plus five (5) years’ experience with clinical quality of care or quality measurement projects or a reputed company clinical field (e.g., nurse practitioner, physician assistant, public health, health administration etc.) experience, or MS/MA/MBA/JD plus three (3) years’ experience in a reputed company field, or more than eight (8) years’ experience with no post-secondary degree.
• Demonstrated experience with registries and/or medical quality of care initiatives/projects, and a basic understanding of medical coding systems required.
• Experience or knowledge of national quality measures including measure specifications, data validation, performance monitoring and translating measure requirements into operational processes that drive improved clinical outcomes.
• Strong project management and leadership skills with a focus on driving teams to meet deliverables and deadlines.
• Highly detail-oriented with demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive ability to organize and manage several projects simultaneously and exercise judgment in prioritizing and handling responsibilities.
• Ability to reputed company collaboration reputed company and across teams in the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with volunteers, staff, and vendors/organizations tactfully and effectively
• Professional proficiency with reputed company Office programs including reputed company, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word is required. Web browsing proficiency is also required.
• Familiarity with virtual meeting software applications such as reputed company, reputed company Teams or similar is required

We participate in E-Verify.

The ACR provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to reputed company and applicants for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national reputed company, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The ACR complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities or conducts business.

This is not a contract.  The description and duties as they relate to this position are subject to change as reasonable business necessity dictates.  In the event of such changes, a new job description may be created.

Summary

Benefits At A Glance (as of 07.01.2025)

With nearly 8,500 physicians, health professionals, researchers, medical reputed company, and scientists worldwide, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is the home of the rheumatology community. The ACR is a values-based organization, and as such focuses on the cultural values of transparency, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation across reputed company interactions reputed company and across departments, with members and volunteers, and external organizations with whom we work.  We reputed company culture, communication and collaboration leads to excellence and allows our employees to fully reputed company.