Clinical Data Analyst

About Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center

Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health represents the first full-service hospital launch in Washington, DC in over two decades. It integrates clinical care with community providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), The George Washington University Hospital, and an Urgent Care Center located in Ward 8. This comprehensive care network is designed to serve all District residents, focusing especially on delivering accessible and high-quality care to communities in Wards 7 and 8.

The hospital features 136 beds with expansion capabilities to 184, a verified trauma center, adult and pediatric emergency departments, maternal health and newborn delivery units, an ambulatory pavilion for outpatient services, a 500-car garage, and an emergency helipad.

Role Overview

The Clinical Data Analyst plays a critical role in gathering, validating, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention, regulatory, and operational metrics. This position supports broad quality improvement efforts, accreditation and regulatory compliance, peer review, performance enhancements, and management of outcomes through data-driven decision-making.

As a resource to clinical teams, medical staff, and hospital leadership, the analyst develops dashboards, reports, scorecards, and analyses to identify opportunities that enhance patient safety, outcomes, operational efficiency, and meet regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, validate, analyze, and disseminate clinical, financial, quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and operational performance data.
• Maintain and manage databases and registries essential for quality improvement, regulatory reporting, accreditation, and benchmarking.
• Conduct statistical and trend analyses to detect improvement opportunities.
• Support initiatives aimed at hospital-wide quality and patient safety enhancements.
• Analyze performance indicators and suggest process improvements.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary performance improvement teams.
• Assist departments in the formulation and implementation of action plans based on data insights.
• Track and evaluate progress towards institutional quality objectives.
• Provide analytic support for CMS, Joint Commission, Leapfrog, and other quality programs.
• Contribute to the development and assessment of clinical pathways, order sets, and evidence-based practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics, Public Health, Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Epidemiology, Data Analytics, Health Sciences, Information Technology, or a closely related field is required.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of three years' experience in healthcare data analytics, quality improvement, clinical outcomes, infection prevention, registry abstraction, or performance improvement.
• Familiarity with hospital quality metrics, accreditation standards, and regulatory reporting is desirable.
• Experience with chart abstraction, clinical registries, and healthcare databases is preferred.

Additional Information

Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center is part of Universal Health Services (UHS), a highly reputable healthcare provider and Fortune 500 company with $14.3 billion in annual revenue in 2023, recognized among the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune. UHS employs approximately 96,700 people across the U.S., Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the UK, offering acute care and behavioral health services through numerous subsidiaries.

Employee Benefits

• Engaging and fulfilling work environment
• Competitive salary with generous paid time off
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match and discounted stock options
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing program
• Opportunities for career advancement within UHS and its extensive subsidiary network

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

UHS is committed to an equitable and inclusive workplace, where all employment decisions are made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Diversity and inclusion are essential to organizational success.

Recruitment Integrity

Applicants should be wary of recruitment scams. UHS recruiters will never request personal financial information via email or communicate from public webmail domains. Suspected fraudulent job postings or communications should be reported to relevant law enforcement. Genuine job opportunities are listed solely on official UHS websites.