Job Description:

• 1) Interprets and implements quality assurance standards in hospital to ensure quality care to patients: Reviews quality assurance standards, studies existing hospital policies and procedures, and interviews hospital personnel and patients to evaluate effectiveness of quality assurance program.

• 2) Writes quality assurance policies and procedures.

• 3) Reviews and evaluates patients' medical records, applying quality assurance criteria.

• 4) Selects specific topics for review, such as problem procedures, drugs, high volume cases, high risk cases, or other factors.

• 5) Compiles statistical data and writes narrative reports summarizing quality assurance findings.

• 6) May review patient records, applying utilization review criteria, to determine need for admission and continued stay in hospital.

• 7) May oversee personnel engaged in quality assurance review of medical records.