About this role
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Quality Improvement Coordinator in Tyler, TX.
This is an entry-level role.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- UT Health East Texas Physicians has 90 primary and specialty care clinics and eight urgent care centers in communities across the region. Affiliated with The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, we provide top-tier education, innovative research, and residency programs training future medical leaders.
Responsibilities
The Quality Improvement Coordinator- Risk Adjustment will be responsible for identifying quality gaps, risk adjustment gaps and outreach needs for members managed within Medicare advantage plans as well as the UTHET population at large. Individuals within this job classification are accountable for contributing to the assessment, implementation, and documentation of quality activities in accordance with UTHET standards to deliver efficient, effective, and quality patient care.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
High school diploma or GED
Preferred Job Requirements:
Coding experience
Quality experience
Epic EMR
Medicare Advantage experience
Other facts
About UT Health East Texas
Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 90 clinics across East Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed inpatient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS in a metropolitan service area of a quarter million people.
With the support of Ardent Health Services and the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide patients with access to cutting-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of physicians and other health professionals. At UT Health East Texas, our mission is to care for people — our patients, their families and each other. We do so while educating and developing the caregivers of the future.
What you'll do
- The Quality Improvement Coordinator will identify quality and risk adjustment gaps for members managed within Medicare advantage plans. They will contribute to the assessment, implementation, and documentation of quality activities to ensure effective patient care.
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