Outcomes and Data Quality Specialist I

Job Posting Title:

Outcomes and Data Quality Specialist I

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Hiring Department:

Department of Pediatrics

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Purpose

The Clinical Outcomes and Quality Data Specialist is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting clinical data to improve patient outcomes and ensure compliance with national congenital cardiac benchmarking registries. Reporting to the Director of Quality & Outcomes, this role collaborates closely with clinical staff, quality and clinical, and administrative teams. The specialist maintains clinical databases, conducts audits, and provides actionable insights to enhance clinical effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Data Collection and Management

• Collects and organizes clinical data from various clinical data sources.

• Maintains and updates clinical databases.

• Ensures data accuracy and integrity.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Prepares summary reports for stakeholders.

Quality Improvement Initiatives

• May provide insights into data used for implementation of quality improvement projects.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Works closely with clinical staff and IT professionals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)

• 2 years of relevant bedside nursing experience or experience in clinical data management.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in bedside nursing and clinical data management

Salary Range

$25,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Environment and Equipment

• Standard office equipment

• Repetitive use of a keyboard

• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:<