Careers

Duke Connected Care, a community-based, physician-led network, includes a group of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers who work together to deliver high-quality care to Medicare Fee-for-Service patients in Durham and itssurrounding areas.

Location:

Duke Hospital, Durham, North Carolina 

Work Hours:

Standard Work Hours (This position willl allow for a hybrid work schedule) 

General Description

The Quality PHCM is responsible for performing professional duties related to assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating performance improvement and strategies of Duke Population Health Management Office (PHMO). Participation with productivity and quality measures/metric development and implementation. Participate with program accreditation and ongoing program improvements. Under the supervision of the Quality Manager will identify, plan and execute activities to promote effective care management, performance improvement initiatives and to ensure compliance according to policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Assist with design and execution of strategies or activities intended to improve performance in care management quality and policy/procedure compliance.
• Provide a clinical focus to quality management by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating quality performance.
• Involvement in the development and regular review of PHMO policies and procedures.
• Identify quality issues and conduct audits to further investigate issues. Analyze audit results and submit reports on findings to PHMO leadership. Based on audit findings, recommend and implement educational efforts.
• Identify areas of learning needs and report to Quality Manager for development of care management staff and programs.
• Regularly review care management documentation, staff productivity and quality improvement opportunities to assess and identify trends. Recommends and implements process changes, policy changes and updates, staff training or other appropriate mitigating factors in response to identified trends.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of care management, quality management and payor requirements.
• Ability to provide effective, constructive feedback regarding quality trends.
• Maintains confidentiality of employee and patient information.
• Promotes quality, comprehensive services through a team approach.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills required.

Mininium Qualifications 

Bachelor's degree in a clinical field such as Nursing, Counseling, Social Work, Therapy, Allied Health, or community health related fields.

Experience

3 years of clinical experience required.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Must have a current license in at least one ofthese areas: current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina, current licensure as a licensed clinical social worker by the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board, current licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor by the state of NC, or current licensure as a Licensed Addiction Specialist by the state of North Carolina. Requires ACM or CCM certification within 3 years of hire date or by December 31, 2020.

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