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State of Missouri · 22 hours ago

Quality Improvement Specialist

St Louis, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$52K/yr - $60K/yr

2+ years exp

The State of Missouri is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities, and they are seeking a Quality Improvement Specialist. This role focuses on regulatory compliance for children and adult psychiatric hospitals, ensuring adherence to Joint Commission and CMS standards through monitoring, education, and reporting.

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Responsibilities

Provide Joint Commission hospital and behavioral health manual, and CMS A tag information to the organization

Organizing monthly mock surveys for three campuses

Working with leaders on action plans from mock surveys, tracers or surveys

Monthly Facility education regarding compliance with Joint Commission and CMS A tags

Weekly walks on the units for all three campuses

Collects data after Joint Commission or CMS surveys

Monthly report on compliance to facility leadership

Expert for hospital and behavioral health TJC chapters and CMS hospital tags

Member of Provision Of Care and Patient Rights for both facilities

Annual review of policies

Bi-annual compliance matrix to leadership

Creates training materials related to standards

Attendance at TJC and CMS training then reports information to QM and leadership

Monitors practice against policy

Attends the Infection Control rounds

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Regulatory complianceHealthcare administrationJoint Commission knowledgeData collectionTraining material creation

Required

No discipline within the last 12 months

Bachelor's degree in safety, public health, environmental health, occupational safety, healthcare field or other related field

Two (2) years' experience related to workplace safety, environmental science, regulatory compliance, healthcare life safety, or healthcare environment of care

Two (2) years in healthcare administration/healthcare policy interpretation