Job Description
Decision Support Associate Analyst
Requisition ID
2024-48740
Category
Quality / Process Improvement
Overview
The Decision Support Associate Analyst position provides analytic training in the Date Resource Department at Nationwide Children's Hospital, a private nonprofit pediatric teaching hospital. The Associate is encouraged to develop skills in relational database design, SQL programming and summarization of patient volume and market data. The Associate will work with Planning, Regional Development, Community Wellness, other hospital departments to ensure the availability of timely and accurate information, upon which strategic and programmatic decisions will be made. Types of reporting include patient volumes, budget projections, utilization management, business surveys, and quality initiatives. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, quick to pick up new skills and has an interest in healthcare analytics.
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. This is a temporary 12-month position starting in May/June 2024 and ending in May/June 2025.
Location:
Near East Office Building
431 S. 18th Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?
The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.
Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.
We're 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.
Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.
Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.
Responsibilities
The Associate will be exposed to:
Gaining experience in a wide range of healthcare analytics by working with 3 levels of DRC preceptors (entry level, mid- level and senior analysts).
Learning HIPAA rules and regulations regarding the confidentiality of patient information.
Participating in collaborative meetings with hospital staff to meet goals, objectives and responsibilities.
Writing SQL code and summarizing patient volume data to provide meaningful information.
Developing dashboards using Qlik or similar software tools.
Supporting production and evaluation of data for strategic plans, market assessments, business plans and quality measures.
Analyzing healthcare utilization trends and performance of hospital/physician networks for efficient and timely healthcare delivery.
Conducting research and developing analyses of services by hospital and competitors, creating service line dashboards and competitor profile data sets.
Training on various tools Business Objects/Web Intelligence, SQL, mapping software, and QlikSense.
Using accepted procedures for identifying data issues and testing solutions and data enhancements.
Understanding data feeds from source systems and ensuring data integrity by cross checking outputs.
Working with Information Services on data integrity issues
Participating in definition of scope/methodology for information requests by gathering information from stakeholders.
Displaying data to clients in user-friendly format.
Learning concepts of continuous improvement to develop new skills during change initiatives.
Receiving and using feedback in order to enhance professional growth.
Developing and maintaining technical and professional skills.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Recent graduate of Bachelor's or Master's program. Possible fields of study include Health Information Management, Hospital/Health Administration, Business Administration, Planning, Statistics, Health Informatics, Accounting, Finance, Actuary Science or other related field.
Familiarity with data management systems, spreadsheet and presentation software.
Analytical skills to assemble, evaluate and understand large and complex information sets, and to identify current and future trends.
Excellent communication and organizational skills to effectively interact with hospital staff and external contacts.
Intellectual curiosity and strong attention to detail.
Minimum Physical Requirements:
Physical ability to tolerate a high percentage of time in sedentary work at a desk.
The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.
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