Quality & Safety Reporter at Crain Communications in Washington, Washington DC

Job Description:

Description

Modern Healthcare, the preeminent source for healthcare business news, is seeking an experienced reporter to cover quality and safety issues in healthcare. The hospital market is competitive and constantly changing. Quality of care is a marketing opportunity that can affect the reputation of hospitals, health systems and insurers and affect their bottom line and the reimbursement they receive from the federal government. This reporter will look at how safety and quality concerns affect business decisions in the C-suite, and how healthcare organizations are innovating to improve patient outcomes.

This position reports, writes and produces for all Modern Healthcare print and digital publications and is expected to generate other forms of editorial content including but not limited to blog posts, podcasts, video, webcasts and social media.

We are a creative and exciting workplace that values innovation and prioritizes in-depth, analytical reporting and narrative writing. The position will give the successful candidate an opportunity to break stories in the hotly competitive healthcare journalism space and serve our core audience of industry professionals and policymakers. Ideal candidates will also have sources and the savvy to make solid connections that allow this reporter to have a competitive edge.

Qualified applicants must have a deep interest in the industry and be able to tell stories that dig deep into data, trends, policy and programs that are changing the way healthcare is delivered and paid for in the U.S.

Modern Healthcare is based in Chicago with bureaus in Washington, D.C., New York and Cleveland. We will also consider remote workers in several states.

Basic Qualifications

• Three years minimum experience, with an emphasis on healthcare or business news


• Able to manage multiple assignments to cover daily news, data analysis and long-term features


• Experience generating story ideas and developing sources to produce scoops and add context in a competitive environment


• Consistently meet deadlines and file concise, clean copy that shows how safety and quality concerns impact the financial and business side of the healthcare industry


• Desire to collaborate and work with other reporters


• B.A. in journalism or related field

Preferences

Interest in data and multimedia reporting. Modern Healthcare has a data team and regularly includes data, graphics, video or podcast material with its reporting.

This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Brand Overview:

Modern Healthcare is the industry’s leading source of healthcare business and policy news, research and information. We report on important healthcare events and trends, as they happen, through our weekly print magazine, websites, e-newsletters, mobile products and events. Our readers use that information to make informed business decisions and lead their organizations to success. It’s for this reason that Modern Healthcare magazine is ranked No. 1 in readership among healthcare executives.

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Crain Overview:

Crain Communications has been at the forefront of the publishing industry for more than a century. Combining information with innovation, Crain delivers the story you can’t get anywhere else. As a privately held company, we maintain a personal responsibility for elevating our work to be the best it can be. Every editor, reporter and correspondent at Crain shares the responsibility of ensuring the editorial independence and importance of our work. With an Audience First focus and uncompromising integrity, we strive to make a real impact for the individuals and industries we serve. While other media companies report the news, Crain gives it meaning. We add context to content, infuse information with insights, and initiate connections as well as conversations.

Crain Communications offers a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, profit sharing, and a friendly work environment. This is a great time to join our organization -- a profitable, well established publishing leader.

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