Data Specialist - Willowbrook

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Data Specialist is responsible for compiling and maintaining various statistical summary data. Additional duties include designing, developing and preparing routine statistical reports as well as responding to requests for information from various data collection systems.

Houston Methodist Standard

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVEDRefer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results. Collaborates with all members of the team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent information and data in a comprehensive manner.

• Serves as a resource for statistical information pertaining to research studies, registry requirements, and/or strategic initiatives conducted within the department or in collaboration with other departments.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Compiles and maintains various daily, monthly and yearly statistical summary data utilizing hospital, clinical, and/or departmental specific information systems.

• Prepares and provides reports needed on a routine basis for physicians, staff and/or management.

• Develops and maintains databases.

• Extracts, develops and/or analyzes information and statistical data for research studies, project requests and surveys. Meets designated goals for assigned compliance reports.

• Provides and/or sends information requested by internal/external customers (e.g., patients, physicians, sponsors, registries) in a timely manner and meets time sensitive deadlines.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supports department with data abstraction for regulatory/accreditation requirements and/or performance/process improvement projects.

• Evaluates data to ensure accuracy and completeness. Ensures that protocol (research and non-research) required events took place and monitors the reporting of data as applicable to scope of department.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Handles department resources and assignment effectively and efficiently as evidenced by prudent use of office supplies, timely data abstraction, data entry, and data submission.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identifies and assumes responsibility of own learning needs, consults with healthcare team experts and seeks continuing education opportunities to meet those needs. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an on-going basis. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management.

• Assesses and analyzes present and future needs, best evidence, trends, challenges, and opportunities related to department strategic goals.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in a health care related field required or four years of experience