Assistant Director Of Performance Improvement

Assistant Director of Performance Improvement

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring.

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research.

Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees.

We provide world-class care:

• A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases
• The most cardiac surgery procedures performed in South Florida over the past 10 years
• Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 by Healthgrades, positioning Mount Sinai among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical excellence
• A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience

Position Responsibilities:

• Works with Director to facilitate triannual Cardiac Surgery Meetings with Columbia.
• Consults with faculty and staff in defining requirements for new software application, documenting fields required, value level validation, etc.
• Consults with faculty and staff for development and implementation of data management activities in support of clinical studies.
• Develops and implements training for clinical data analysts and other staff. Maintain responsibility for educating staff on changes to documentation metrics, clinical practice or technology.
• Responsible for developing database conversion and integration, as needed.
• Spearheads the maintenance and evaluation of existing software as well as the development of new/enhanced software.
• Generates analysis files, database tables, listing and ad hoc reports as needed.
• Joins STS Data Managers Society and participates in list serves and meetings.
• Works with Analysts to ensure timely turnaround for reports and query requests.
• Verifies, supports and submits timely Society of Thoracic Surgeons harvest.
• Develops and communicates departmental policies designed to ensure the accuracy of data analysis, timely turnaround of analysis and requests for information.
• Works closely with the Chiefs of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery to ensure the data needs and analysis of the data are met.
• Provides direct supervision and guidance to the Clinical Data Analysts on a daily basis
• Effectively troubleshoots all technology related problems.
• Controls access permissions and privileges, developing, managing and testing back-up / recovery plans.
• Develops quality assurance procedures, protocols and audits designed to ensure the accurate and timely reporting and logging of data.
• Acts as liaison with MSMC and vendors to address and identify system requirements, application interfaces and identify system requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree (BA,BS) or equivalent degree required.
• Clinical certification/licensure in cardiovascular/thoracic discipline strongly preferred.
• Programming and statistical expertise to manage the data. Prior experience creating research databases, writing and updating programs. Extensive knowledge of clinical technology applications and systems.

Benefits:

We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:

• Health benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Long-term disability coverage
• Wellness program
• Retirement plan
• Healthcare spending accounts
• On-site housing for selected positions and more!
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off