Quality Data Analyst

Pay range: $76,939 - $115,419 annually, based on experience.

This full-time position comes with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, a 403(b) retirement plan, and a generous Earned Time Off (ETO) program.

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                                     Quality Data Analyst           

REPORTS TO POSITION:     Manager, Quality

DEPARTMENT:                      Quality Management

DATE LAST REVIEWED:       January 14, 2026

OUR VISION:                           Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:                         In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:                         Accountability, Caring, Teamwork and Safety

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Quality Management (QM) department provides essential services to St. Charles Health System (SCHS) including: quality improvement expertise and support; data analysis & abstraction; regulatory affairs, accreditation and licensing expertise and support; policy and document library management and support.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Quality Data Analyst (QDA) applies analytics to support SCHS strategic priorities and drive Quality System Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Working with a broad group of cross-functional teams, the QDA supports data analysis, goal and target setting, and KPI performance improvement. Responsibilities include sourcing, compiling, analyzing, and validating quality data; preparing internal and external reports; and providing technical support and oversight for routine statistical reporting and ad hoc analyses as directed by the Quality Manager. The QDA collaborates closely with teams including Caregiver Safety, Regulatory, Infection Prevention, Business Intelligence, Epic and Clinical Informatics, Finance, Lean Improvement, HRIS, Clinical Documentation Integrity, Patient Safety & Risk, Patient Experience, and Medical Staff to advance KPI outcomes using the SCHS Data Strategy. This position does not directly manage other caregivers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Provides support in the development and maintenance of guidelines, standards, methodologies, and conventions for Quality Improvement reporting deliverables. Ensures complete and accurate logical definition of Quality Improvement data. Responsible for validation and maintenance of data integrity. Ensures that the metrics being reported accurately reflect process measures such as bundle compliance.

Queries, cleans, and aggregates data from a variety of internal and external sources.

Solves complex analytical problems using quantitative approaches with unique blends of analytical, mathematical, and technical skills.

Serves as the lead for Quality Improvement of data requests and reporting.

Ensures that Quality Improvement data is valid and accurate. Provides documentation and training materials to transfer knowledge of operational support workflow to the Quality Outcomes Nurse.

Retrieves and analyzes data from NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network), PureOHS, Premier (benchmarking), Control Check, Knowledge Portal, Joint Commission, Lumere, Strata, Safety Alert System and Power BI. Builds and maintains dashboards using Power Business Intelligence (BI) to Capture (multiple data sources including excel, forms), Build (Transform & Model) and Report (Visualize and Share), including data pipeline standards. Cleans data using Power query (ETL engine) to Extract (connect to data), Transform (clean and shape), and Load (send to data model).

Performs Data Modeling for relationships and how tables connect and reporting on how data is visualized using design principles and digestible visual components.  

Understands and navigates Epic reporting tools such as Slicer Dicer, Workbench Reports, Dashboards, and Components.

Works in collaboration with data abstractors for CMS Core Measures, Nurse Sensitive Indicator Reporting (NDNQI), and Surgical Databases such as NSQIP (National Surgical Quality Improvement Program).

Remains knowledgeable and able to navigate Premier database (Quality Advisor, Pay for Performance (Hospital Value Based Performance, Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program), Premier Analytics, Quality Console) for Quality benchmarking and reporting. Creates reports and dashboards to share data and benchmarking analyses with the organization.

Assesses the reporting needs of vari