Business/Quality Improvement Analyst - 5 Months (64558)

BUSINESS/QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ANALYST

CONTRACT: 5 months (W2); may convert

LOCATION: Denver, CO 80230

JOB NUMBER: 64558

CLIENT: One of the country's largest health care and health plan providers

DEPARTMENT: Medicaid

SIZE OF TEAM: The onsite team is 1 manager and 1 business consulting lead with another incoming business consulting lead. The team overall is approaching 8 staff members.

TOP DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Completes regular operational reporting requirements on a daily, weekly, monthly and semi-annual basis.
- Compiles and distributes regular and special performance updates by accessing multiple sources of information and utilizing presentation tools, such as PowerPoint.
- Maintains the capability to review data and identify data reporting errors, gaps in performance and root cause analysis.
- Applies concepts and develops policies, procedures, desktops, logic, and reference tools.
- Project manages and/or organizes medium scale development or start-up efforts, such as policy and procedure development, report repositories, reference lists and/or year-end performance documents.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

- Bachelor's Degree in Business/Health Care Administration or related discipline or equivalent experience
- 1+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrates the ability to apply critical thinking to investigate identified errors in data reporting, gaps in performance and/or opportunities for improvement
- Demonstrates intermediate to expert Excel, Access and PowerPoint skills
- Maintains writing and communication capabilities for the purpose of creating report outs, coordinating meetings and updates, developing presentations and composing policies and procedures
- Simultaneously supervises/oversees multiple deliverables and/or projects in a new work environment where organizational skills can also be applied
- Works wells across locations, individuals and within teams
- Can lead and coordinate team meetings
- Communicates and escalates issues
- Provides on-going communication
- Exchanges and interprets non-routine information and/or collaboration of work
- Assists in designing training programs
- Develops relationships with internal and external business partners
- Works well in a newly defined department where ambiguity is frequent

DESIRED SKILLS:

- Quality Improvement or Performance Improvement experience preferred
- Project Management Certification a plus