RN Data Specialist 1
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS)
Cadillac, MI, USA
HybridTwo days on-site per pay period are required.
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
About the job
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Registered Nursing and currently registered in good standing with the State of Michigan.
- A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in a healthcare- or business-related field is required.
- Registered Nurses hired after January 1, 2015, must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within five years of their start date.
- At least five years of experience, including clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting, is required.
- Possess knowledge of the clinical capabilities of Munson Medical Center and hospital organization and department functions.
- Possess highly developed written, oral, and presentation communication skills; communicate with internal and external customers using tact and diplomacy; and build consensus.
- Demonstrate attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Proficiently create and use databases, word-processing programs, spreadsheets, presentation programs, and other relevant software; have knowledge of hospital applications, data-query software, spreadsheets, and report-generating software; and have internet skills and literature-search capabilities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of confidentiality requirements under HIPAA and appropriate handling of sensitive information.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate effective customer service and interpersonal skills, using problem-solving, active listening, negotiation, and consensus-building techniques while maintaining professionalism, tact, and diplomacy when addressing sensitive quality-related issues.
- Collaborate and communicate with physicians, multidisciplinary teams, and other healthcare professionals; participate in required quality collaborative meetings, Clinical Quality department meetings, and Quality and Patient Safety planning meetings.
- Work independently and efficiently while managing multiple priorities and interruptions, using organizational, time-management, analytical, and decision-making skills, initiative, creativity, and attention to detail.
- Promote risk-reduction strategies and serve as a role model for quality and patient safety throughout the organization.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify, investigate, and address patient-care quality and safety concerns, events, and trends; recommend prevention strategies and process improvements using root cause analysis, control and run charts, and value stream mapping.
- Maintain current knowledge of performance-improvement methodologies and clinical informatics through continuing education, literature review, conference attendance, and participation in professional organizations.
- Serve as a resource to colleagues throughout the medical center and support administrative and departmental requests in the absence of the Manager of Clinical Quality.
- Support physician departments and medical-staff peer-review activities, including Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation and Focused Professional Practice Evaluation; review medical records and event-reporting systems, identify and submit cases for peer review, coordinate multidisciplinary peer-review meetings, track attendance, document meeting minutes, prepare annual reports, and organize external peer-review activities.
- Conduct physician-specific focused reviews and provide patient outcomes and physician-performance data to support quality-improvement initiatives, credentialing, and reappointment processes.
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of performance-improvement and peer-review activities in accordance with medical-staff bylaws and established procedures.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
- Experience in more than one clinical setting is helpful.
- Medical-Surgical experience is desired.
- Critical thinking and leadership in process improvement and project management are preferred.
- Lean experience is desired.
- Previous clinical chart-review and abstraction experience and/or experience analyzing and interpreting processes of care and clinical outcomes is preferred.
About the company
Munson Healthcare is a nonprofit regional health system serving northern Michigan with eight community hospitals and a flagship Munson Medical Center. It delivers hospital, primary, specialty, and outpatient care across 29 counties to about 540,000 residents, supported by more than 8,000 staff and 1,000 providers across 76 specialties. The system uses advanced diagnostics and treatments, including 3D tomography, robotic surgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery, and runs a Level II Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center, and the region’s only NICU and inpatient behavioral health services. Its goal is to reinvest earnings into community health, improving access, outcomes, and health equity through a broad, integrated network that serves as northern Michigan’s largest healthcare provider.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Traverse City, Michigan
Founded
1915
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What believers are saying
- September 23, 2026 Otsego Memorial finished a $33.6 million expansion, adding ICU and birthing capacity.
- July 21, 2026 Gaylord Surgery Center opened after a $15 million investment and accreditation.
- May 29, 2026 Munson broke ground on a $40 million NICU, strengthening women’s and children’s care.
What critics are saying
- Munson nurses worked without a contract after March 10, 2026, over staffing and pay.
- June 3, 2026 data-breach class actions kept pressure on Munson’s reputation and legal costs.
- The June 22, 2026 GCXH malpractice reversal keeps liability exposure alive for years.
What makes Munson Healthcare unique
- Munson dominates northern Michigan across 29 counties, anchored by Traverse City’s 442-bed referral center.
- Its Regional Care Transformation Plan centers specialty care, outpatient expansion, and regionalized inpatient services.
- Munson owns scarce local assets: the only NICU and inpatient behavioral health north of Traverse City.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options
- Hybrid Work Options