Optum ยท 3 days ago
Clinical Quality Consultant
Las Vegas, NV
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$28.27/hr - $50.48/hr
4+ years expOptum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The Clinical Quality Consultant will provide program management support, facilitate improvement projects, and analyze data related to service quality and patient experience. This role involves planning and executing educational programs for care providers and teams to enhance patient care and outcomes.
EducationHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Serves as a subject matter expert for quality and patient experience programs, project management and foundational lean improvement application to improve workflow and build reliable methods
Facilitates and supports improvement, including development of work plans, timelines, project support and documentation
Recommends policy and procedure changes to improve patient care
Builds best practice models and tools to share across the network that would be flexible for regional partners
May review/develop policies/procedures/guidelines/standard work in collaboration with operations and as needed by the Quality Department
Plans, coordinates, and organizes education programs or training for physicians and clinical staff as needed
May provide training and consultation on program content including lean principles, methods and tools. Facilitate and support the Clinic's clinical initiatives utilizing lean principles, methods and tools
Assists to supports teams to identify appropriate project measurement and monitors, trends, and utilizes data to drive quality, patient safety and process improvement
Collaborates with the quality department data analysts and Information Technology Department, or other support departments as needed, to provide relevant reports or information to complete project tasks
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
Currently Licensed LPN in State of NV
Current BLS Certification
4+ years of Clinical LPN experience
2+ years of experience in navigating and working in an electronic medical record system
Intermediate level of proficiency with computers and Windows based programs including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook as well as internet
Must have reliable form of transportation
Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
Must live in a location where there is a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service
Ability to work our normal business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm PST, Monday - Friday. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime
Preferred
3+ years of Health Care experience preferably related to programs managed (i.e., patient experience, clinical quality or infection control and prevention)
1+ years of experience leveraging Lean methodology
1+ years background in healthcare industry and managed care
All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Education Reimbursement
Employee Discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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