Job Details

Healthcare Quality Analysts

Position Number: 6653758
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Health - Healthcare Administration

Healthcare Quality Analysts

Job Summary

Job Summary:
Responsible for assisting the University of Utah Division of Family and Community Medicine quality team, providers, medical and clinic patient care staff in ensuring quality patient care with performance improvement initiatives and payer requirements through quality improvement (QI) program design, and data collection, analysis and presentation.

Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities
Job Duties:

1. Designs QI studies, develops criteria for evaluation, and assists assigned clinics with appropriate data collection and data analysis.
2. Reviews and interprets patient care information and other data sources used to assess quality care issues.
3. Creates reporting documents for departments to use for tracking QI activities, trends and patterns, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
4. Provides education on data analysis and utilization of information to clinical QI teams.
5. Facilitates clinic meetings, providing expert input regarding problem identification and resolution, continuous quality improvement (CQI), and other patient care and accreditation activities to ensure consistency in clinic operations and ensuring quality assurance goals are met.
6. May provide ongoing clinical support to Hospital programs by reviewing and logging charts and incident reports, and recording improvement activities and results.
7. Assist the QA manager in tracking and trending Quality Indicators, writing and executing validation plans and SOPs, deviation management, root cause analysis, carrying out CA/PA and other Quality Assurance duties as identified by management.
8. Evaluates data collection & reporting processes and identifies opportunities to improve communication efficiency and effectiveness and data-driven decision-making.
9. Provides feedback to assist in the creation of performance improvement goals and the development and implementation of best-practice policies & procedures.
10. Analyze quality assurance data to identify trends and report findings to leadership.
11. Provides input on problem identification and resolution and continuous quality improvement.
12. Remain current on policies and procedures for all operations and local, state, and national health policies.
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Healthcare Quality Analyst, I
Coordinate clinical performance improvement and patient safety initiatives aimed to improve patient outcomes and delivery of care for an organization that provides healthcare patient services. Establish metrics and measurement processes for analysis of patient safety and the effectiveness and quality of care provided. Provide quality monitoring reports and analysis to management. Ensure ongoing compliance with internal policies and external government regulations. May assist in the training of employees regarding quality improvement and patient safety. Requires basic skill set and proficiency. Conduct work assignments as directed. Closely supervised with little latitude for independent judgment.Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master's (or equivalency) degree.This is an Entry-Level position in the General Professional track.Job Code: PZ7361Grade: P11

Healthcare Quality Analyst, II
Coordinate clinical performance improvement and patient safety initiatives aimed to improve patient outcomes and delivery of care for an organization that provides healthcare patient services. Establish metrics and measurement processes for analysis of patient safety and the effectiveness and quality of care provided. Provide quality monitoring reports and analysis to management. Ensure ongoing compliance with internal policies and external government regulations. May assist in the training of employees regarding quality improvement and patient safety. Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline. Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.This is a Developing-Level position in the General Professional track.Job Code: PZ7362Grade: P13

Healthcare Quality Analyst, III
Coordinate clinical performance improvement and patient safety initiatives aimed to improve patient outcomes and delivery of care for an organization that provides healthcare patient services. Establish metrics and measurement processes for analysis of patient safety and the effectiveness and quality of care provided. Provide quality monitoring reports and analysis to management. Ensure ongoing compliance with internal policies and external government regulations. May assist in the training of employees regarding quality improvement and patient safety. Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline. Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment.Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.This is a Career-Level position in the General Professional track.Job Code: PZ7363Grade: P15

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Healthcare Quality Analyst, I: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master's (or equivalency) degree.

Healthcare Quality Analyst, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Healthcare Quality Analyst, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Bachelor's Degree in a health care field or equivalency plus two years of clinical or related hospital experience.
May require some knowledge of "Quality Improvement" ideals with experience in a quality program (problem identification/investigation, root cause analysis, CA/PA).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and thorough attention to detail.
Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite - but specifically Microsoft Excel preferred.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Special Instructions
This position may be filled as a Quality Analyst I, II or III position depending on applicant qualifications. Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience.

Requisition Number: PRN43334B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: M-F 8-5This position will primarily work remotely with at least one day a week in person as well as some in person meetings.
Department: 01664 - FAMILY MEDICINE
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $48,000- $70,000
Close Date: 11/16/2025
Open Until Filled:

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