Title: Application Data Analyst

Location: Long Beach, CA

Department: Quality Assurance

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Days (8hr)

Pay Range*: $38.36/hr - $55.61/hr

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Application Data Analyst position performs data analyses and interprets results using a variety of techniques to support Quality Assurance departments and performance improvement initiatives. This position is responsible for identifying data analytics needs under the guidance of the leadership team through creating and developing reports and developing dashboards for tracking performance. This position uses a variety of data sources and analysis techniques to support planning, reporting and decision making. The position applies knowledge of business and applications to trend overall service line data outcomes, investigates overall system issues, and provides necessary information and resolution. Key functions also include meeting preparation, data entry, data abstraction, producing reports and presentations on quality metrics, and conducting drill down analysis.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

Produces reports, dashboards, and presentations on quality metrics and conducts drill down analysis to proactively identify specific variances in practice patterns.

Works collaboratively with report requestors, providing guidance to define requirements and validate results.

Demonstrates advanced computer literacy skills with programs such as Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, Tableau, Vizient, and Epic.

Aligns all performance improvement initiatives to the strategic plan.

Determine the organizational and medical staff needs for technical support. Develop training and education material (as the subject matter expert) to present to physicians, management, and senior leadership.

Participates with medical staff leadership and physicians/clinicians to identify and facilitate implementation of best practices and enhancements to processes or standards to support mitigation of risk and improve quality.

Supports the patient safety and regulatory requirements.

Demonstrates competency in data entry, collection, abstraction, aggregation, and analysis.

Demonstrates ability to track, manage, organize, and prioritize projects.

Ability to exercise discretion judgement in the handling of confidential and /or sensitive information

Ability to be at work and be on time. Ability to rearrange work schedule to accommodate meetings/committee needs.

Ability to follow company policies, procedures, and directives.

Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner.

Ability to prioritize and multitask.

Other duties as assigned.

Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.