Start here at Hartford HealthCare and work where every moment matters What our nurses love about HHCAH bull Automatic enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program for all graduate RNs with less than one year of experience bull Tuition Reimbursement up to after six months of employment and up to tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleague AND dependents bull Loan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans bull Employee assistance and wellness programs including a strong focus on promoting mental health bull Paid time off and health insurance packagesbull All clinicians are provided a cellphone and laptopbull Discounts on services products and optional coverages ndash movie tickets pet insurance travel and more The Quality Assurance Performance Improvement ldquoQAPIrdquo Specialist is an individual that will be assisting with agency efforts toward the process of improving clinical documentation and outcomes by taking a systematic comprehensive and data drive approach to maintaining and improving safety and quality The QAPI Specialist compiles trends and reports quality data in patient care safety risk management infection control outcomes and customer satisfaction and performs and uses audit results to lead development of Performance Improvement Plans The QAPI Specialist has a variety of responsibilities including development of process improvement plans record reviews data tracking and analysis and serves as a regulatory resource for clinical staff To be successful in this role you must have a passion for quality clinical care and enjoy sharing knowledge with othersPromotes broad understanding communication and collaboration with team members to ensure appropriate communication integration and utilization of best practicesParticipates in the development implementation and evaluation of Clinical Quality improvement action plans to improve qualityParticipates in Agencys QAPI activities including but not limited to patient incidents employee incidents infection tracking and quality indicators such as OASIS Outcome and Assessment Information Set and patient satisfactionContinually assesses clinical staff compliance as required by internal policies and external standards of performanceAssists and coordinates with comprehensive quality improvement data analysis and reportingProspectively reviews OASIS assessments to ensure appropriateness completeness and compliance with federal and state regulations and organization policyEnsures appropriate ICD coding and sequencing as it relates to the patientrsquos medical condition including any co morbidityDevelop interventions to impact quality scoresParticipates in delegated groups and providers on improving quality scoresReviews corporate indicators data and other comparative dataPromotes performance improvement plans that are consistent with cultural diversity healthcare literacy issues and languagePerforms clinical record audits and provides educational feedback to staffFacilitates the use of evidence based guidelines criteria and other clinical tools to reduce variation in clinical practice and to optimize clinical outcomesAssists agency meeting all requirements ensuring compliance in all applicable settings and managing reliable processes for timely and accurate submissions of required data to the proper payors and regulatory bodiesThe above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this descriptionStart here at Hartford HealthCare and work where every moment matters What our nurses love about HHCAH bull Automatic enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program for all graduate RNs with less than one year of experience bull Tuition Reimbursement up to after six months of employment and up to tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleague AND dependents bull Loan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans bull Employee assistance and wellness programs including a strong focus on promoting mental health bull Paid time off and health insurance packagesbull All clinicians are provided a cellphone and laptopbull Discounts on services products and optional coverages ndash movie tickets pet insurance travel and more The Quality Assurance Performance Improvement ldquoQAPIrdquo Specialist is an individual that will be assisting with agency efforts toward the process of improving clinical documentation and outcomes by taking a systematic comprehensive and data drive approach to maintaining and improving safety and quality The QAPI Specialist compiles trends and reports quality data in patient care safety risk management infection control outcomes and customer satisfaction and performs and uses audit results to lead development of Performance Improvement Plans The QAPI Specialist has a variety of responsibilities including development of process improvement plans record reviews data tracking and analysis and serves as a regulatory resource for clinical staff To be successful in this role you must have a passion for quality clinical care and enjoy sharing knowledge with othersPromotes broad understanding communication and collaboration with team members to ensure appropriate communication integration and utilization of best practicesParticipates in the development implementation and evaluation of Clinical Quality improvement action plans to improve qualityParticipates in Agencys QAPI activities including but not limited to patient incidents employee incidents infection tracking and quality indicators such as OASIS Outcome and Assessment Information Set and patient satisfactionContinually assesses clinical staff compliance as required by internal policies and external standards of performanceAssists and coordinates with comprehensive quality improvement data analysis and reportingProspectively reviews OASIS assessments to ensure appropriateness completeness and compliance with federal and state regulations and organization policyEnsures appropriate ICD coding and sequencing as it relates to the patientrsquos medical condition including any co morbidityDevelop interventions to impact quality scoresParticipates in delegated groups and providers on improving quality scoresReviews corporate indicators data and other comparative dataPromotes performance improvement plans that are consistent with cultural diversity healthcare literacy issues and languagePerforms clinical record audits and provides educational feedback to staffFacilitates the use of evidence based guidelines criteria and other clinical tools to reduce variation in clinical practice and to optimize clinical outcomesAssists agency meeting all requirements ensuring compliance in all applicable settings and managing reliable processes for timely and accurate submissions of required data to the proper payors and regulatory bodiesThe above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this descriptionAssociate of Science Degree requiredBachelorrsquos degree in nursing PT OT SLP MSW Health Administration Management or related discipline preferredExperience years of certified home health experience requiredValue Based Purchasing PDGM CAHPS preferredLicensure Certification RegistrationCT Licensure in field of specialtyLicensure Certification Registrationbull Experience in providing data analysis and statistical processes in quality reportingbull Ability to design and develop performance measuresbull Experience in providing educationbull Experience in facilitation of PI teams using quality improvement methodologybull Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writingbull Ability and willingness to travel to branches regions as neededbull Travel within the Unites States may be necessarybull Knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirementsbull Excellent written and verbal communication skillsbull Adherence to Hartford Healthcare Leadership Behaviors and Core ValuesHartford HealthCare at Home is part of Hartford HealthCare a system that includes acute care hospitals a comprehensive Behavioral Health Network Senior Services and an extensive Medical Group network Hartford HealthCarersquos unified culture enhances access affordability equity and excellence Its care delivery system of over employeesmdash in more than locations serving towns across Connecticut offers unparalleled expertise touching more than lives every single day Here yoursquoll learn grow and contribute to healing and health as part of one of Connecticutrsquos premier health systems No matter where you work in the Hartford HealthCare system youre connected to the team thats redefining care Start here where every moment mattersAssociate of Science Degree requiredBachelorrsquos degree in nursing PT OT SLP MSW Health Administration Management or related discipline preferredExperience years of certified home health experience requiredValue Based Purchasing PDGM CAHPS preferredLicensure Certification RegistrationCT Licensure in field of specialtyLicensure Certification Registrationbull Experience in providing data analysis and statistical processes in quality reportingbull Ability to design and develop performance measuresbull Experience in providing educationbull Experience in facilitation of PI teams using quality improvement methodologybull Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writingbull Ability and willingness to travel to branches regions as neededbull Travel within the Unites States may be necessarybull Knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirementsbull Excellent written and verbal communication skillsbull Adherence to Hartford Healthcare Leadership Behaviors and Core ValuesHartford HealthCare at Home is part of Hartford HealthCare a system that includes acute care hospitals a comprehensive Behavioral Health Network Senior Services and an extensive Medical Group network Hartford HealthCarersquos unified culture enhances access affordability equity and excellence Its care delivery system of over employeesmdash in more than locations serving towns across Connecticut offers unparalleled expertise touching more than lives every single day Here yoursquoll learn grow and contribute to healing and health as part of one of Connecticutrsquos premier health systems No matter where you work in the Hartford HealthCare system youre connected to the team thats redefining care Start here where every moment matters