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Organization:

Neonatology TIPQC

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
The Mgr., Data Research Programs provides the statewide perinatal quality collaborative all data support, which includes setting up data systems for statewide QI projects, data reports, statewide and hospital level reports, national AIM reports, and additional data analysis on these data. This position will also supervise the new grant data coordinators, working closely with hospitals, TIPQC leadership, TDH, and national QI organizations such as AIM and VON.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• TIPQC / TDH instance of REDCap
  • Designated "super user"
  • New user accounts (NOTE: New user accounts must be "approved")
    • Send & receive required TDH forms from each new user requesting access
    • Submit signed forms & necessary info to TDH
    • Create user account
    • Send new user link to set new password, username, and instructions
    • Create "generic" hospital/team level user accounts for specific TIPQC projects (and cross TIPQC projects)
      • Maintain timing of setting new passwords (every 90 days)
  • Existing user accounts
    • Password reset requests
    • Unsuspending any suspended user accounts
    • Granting & managing access to individual REDCap projects
  • Manage up to date lists of all user accounts granted access for each project
  • REDCap projects
    • Design and build all necessary REDCap projects
      • Design and build paper data entry forms (in Word) first
        • REDCap project mirrors paper data entry form
      • Types of projects build:
        • Individual "Project Application" projects
        • Individual projects for each TIPQC project
        • Additional Ops-related project
      • Common project design features
        • Traditional data collection instruments
        • Survey enabled data collection instruments
          • Alerts & Notifications
        • Repeating instruments
        • Pre-created records for each participating team - both manually and via Data Import Tool
        • Team specific Project Dashboards
    • Define and manage all necessary Data Access Groups (DAGs)
      • Assign records to relevant DAG
      • Assign users to relevant DAG
    • Data Reports and Exports needed to support data quality checks and checks for completeness, team data reports, and aggregate data reports
• Data support for TIPQC projects
  • Project Development
    • Data measures and specifications
    • Data collection plan
    • Data collection instruments
    • Toolkit - data section
    • IRB protocol
  • Active projects
    • Huddle slides - "All Things Data"
    • Team data reports
      • Use REDCap, R, and Excel
    • Aggregate Data Reports
    • Vital Stats - data collection and data measures stats
    • Impact Statements
    • AIM Data Center
  • Manuscripts
    • Methods & Results sections

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation's longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health's Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.

Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Directs activities to achieve operational plans with some near term effect on results of the department/area.* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Identifies issues, gathers facts to resolve technical and operational problems. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in-depth knowledge and skills of a professional/technical area and basic management knowledge to manage the work of the team.* Team Interaction: Leads a complex department with a focus on implementation. Typically executes on a short to medium term strategies.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences .Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches. - Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges. - Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications :

Work Experience :

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

5 years

Education :

Bachelor's

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