Accreditation and Quality Coordinator - Cancer

Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$28.00 - $42.00

Position Highlights

Clinic Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for executing quality improvement initiatives, accreditation readiness, and performance monitoring, ensuring alignment with system and service line priorities and regulatory standards. Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration, supports disease-specific dyad leaders, and coordinates program-level committees.

What you will do

• Responsible for executing oncology quality initiatives and supporting program-level quality implementation through ongoing monitoring of performance metrics and coordination of improvement efforts.
• Ensures alignment with system and service line quality priorities while identifying opportunities to enhance quality outcomes and operational effectiveness.
• Leads day-to-day accreditation preparation activities, including conducting gap analyses, implementing corrective action plans, and maintaining required documentation and evidence of compliance.
• Supports ongoing readiness efforts to ensure adherence to accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Tracks, analyzes, and reports program-level performance metrics to support quality improvement and operational decision-making.
• Identifies, communicates, and escalates performance gaps or areas of concern while supporting corrective and preventive action efforts.
• Supports disease-specific dyad leaders and coordinates interdisciplinary program-level committees to advance quality and program objectives.
• Educates stakeholders on quality standards, accreditation requirements, and improvement initiatives while fostering collaboration across departments and disciplines.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in a healthcare related field or
• Associate's with 2 or more years of related experience and/or training
• Medical terminology
• Working in or leading complex project teams

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) - National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
• Quality or performance improvement
• Oncology experience and knowledge of cancer care

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [email protected].