Staff Physician; QI

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Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and the anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs.

It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second‑largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

UCI Family Medicine, a Department of the University of California‑Irvine School of Medicine, is committed to upholding the highest professional and institutional standards. We thrive by promoting optimal health for patients, staff, trainees, and faculty. UCI Family Medicine provides clinical services for patients of all ages in a variety of settings including Family Health Centers in Santa Ana and Anaheim, Joe

C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, Senior Health Center, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient services and obstetric deliveries at the UCI Douglas Hospital in Orange. UCI Family Medicine provides education across a variety of programs including undergraduates, medical students, family medicine residents and fellows in geriatrics and sports medicine and outreach to the community.

The incumbent, in collaboration with the Executive Medical Director (EMD) of the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), will direct, coordinate and implement the QI Program for the Federally Qualified Health Center. The incumbent will collect, manage and analyze FQHC quality data and prepare quality reports for review. Practical knowledge and skills in Continuous Quality Improvement, data analysis and computer‑based disease registries are essential.

The position includes participation in outpatient call. The incumbent reports directly to the EMD and to the Department Chair of Family Medicine.

• Provides clinical expertise and leadership while assisting in the development, monitoring, and presentation of internal quality measures and initiatives. Operates as a dyad with the QI Administrator of the FQHC population health team and disseminates QI performance to the clinical staff team on a regular basis.
• Leads the development of a QI workplan for the FQHC clinic based on HRSA requirements and coordinates, tracks and reports clinical outcomes. Leads the submission of the annual UDS and HRSA reports and ensures timely completion of corrective action plans related to quality.
• Assists with coordination of monthly QI meetings, ensures the implementation of QI/QA operating procedures and related assessments, monitors QI/QA outcomes and updates procedures. Communicates FQHC initiatives to department members.
• Works in collaboration with the EMD and medical directors to review incident reports from SQIS and patient grievances and contributes to follow‑up investigations.
• Collaborates with the FQHC EMD in the investigation of clinical events including sentinel events, near misses and significant adverse events; leads and/or participates in root cause analyses.
• Prior grant writing experience, clinical metric reporting for progress reports and post‑grant reporting.
• Attends QIP meetings with Population Health and Value‑Based Care for UCI Health to assist in meeting Medi‑Cal QIP quality measures and to advise measures that overlap with UDS and other relevant measures.

Required:

• Family physician; board‑certified, full‑scope ambulatory health care services including care of children, adults and the elderly.
• Experienced in providing and/or oversight of pre‑natal care.
• Leadership skills; ability to motivate, inspire, and communicate with faculty, residents, staff and peers to maintain a professional, team‑based approach in the care of patients.
• Proficiency in Spanish.
• M.D. or D.O. from an accredited institution; completion of Family Medicine residency; board certification in Family Medicine.
• California Medical license.

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