City and County of San Francisco

Under general direction, develops, designs, coordinates and implements a program for health care evaluation for the Department of Public Health, San Francisco General Hospital, Medical Center; works with physicians and other personnel in evaluation studies; gathers, analyzes and documents data; plans remedial action; supervises and reviews the work of technical and clerical assistants engaged in such activities; and performs related duties as required.

 

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Organizes and tabulates the data collected for evaluation studies; analyzes data and prepares narrative, statistical reports and presentations documenting the methodology and results of the health audit studies.
2. Initiates, coordinates and attends clinic and departmental evaluation meetings to insure an on-going evaluation process in each department or clinic; works with department and clinic chiefs, head nurses, dentists and other staff; designs audit and evaluation studies, including data collection instruments and sampling procedures.
3. Trains and supervises other staff in data retrieval and trains end users to access, use and understand reports.
4. Works with evaluation committees to develop remedial action plans based on study results; documents all remedial action planning and monitors all implementation.
5. Serves as staff to assigned committees; prepares agendas, minutes; reports developments, results and problems in the program; prepares written reports.
6. Reports orally and in writing to appropriate committees on completed evaluation studies including resulting problems which require action from those committees; attends audit related committees in the state and community and reports findings to appropriate stakeholders.
7. Reviews literature and consults with various evaluation committees on their evaluation activities.

Knowledge of: program evaluation methods; medical terminology; basic statistics; and quality/operational/financial improvement concepts.

Ability and Skill to: evaluate study topics and prepare study criteria in connection with medical staff committees and department; deal effectively with an inter-disciplinary group of health care providers; analyze, extract and compile data; prepare clear concise narratives, statistical and graphic reports. Skill in interpersonal-relationships; planning and administration: and written and oral communication.

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification.  Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

One year of professional level experience performing analytical work requiring data collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, reporting and presentation.

License and Certification:

 

Substitution:

Additional qualifying experience as indicated above beyond the required may substitute for the educational requirement on a year for year basis; OR

Thirty semester units or forty-five quarter units towards a Master’s degree with the completion of 4 courses in Statistics, Biostatistics, Quality Management, Performance Improvement, Organizational Development, Health/Social Policy and/or related course work may substitute for the experience requirement.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

ORIGINATION DATE:

AMENDED DATE: 1/12/16

REASON FOR AMENDMENT: To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities defined in the most recent job analysis conducted for this job code.

BUSINESS UNIT(S): COMMN

 

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.