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Healthcare Quality Specialist

100/hr

Remote

contract

Posted September 15, 2026

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Listing checked September 18, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery

Key details

Pay: $100/hr
Location: Remote
Job type: contract
Posted: September 15, 2026

Overview

AfterQuery produces the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs rely on to measure model performance in real professional work. In this contractor role, you turn your quality and patient safety background into scenarios that test whether a model can reason about adverse events, root cause analysis and corrective action plans the way a working specialist would. You also write the reference answers and grade what the model produces, judging both methodology and regulatory accuracy. Hours are yours to set each week, with a floor of 10, and the work runs as ongoing project assignments rather than one-off batches.

What You'll Do6

Build realistic quality scenarios that move from an initial event report through to a corrective action plan.
Draft reference answers that explain the reasoning and methodology behind each analysis you create.
Review model output and score it for rigor of method and fidelity to regulatory requirements.
Call out answers that read as complete but skip the underlying systemic cause.
Apply quality measures, root cause analysis and accreditation standards to keep scenarios credible.
Ground each scenario in the documentation standards a quality professional would actually follow.

Requirements8

Active clinical license such as RN, or CPHQ certification.
Two or more years working in healthcare quality, patient safety or performance improvement.
Working depth in quality measures, root cause analysis or accreditation readiness.
Written English clear enough that another quality professional can follow your improvement plans.
Availability of at least 10 hours per week.
CPHQ, CPPS or Lean Six Sigma certification (preferred).
Experience with Joint Commission, CMS or state surveys (preferred).
Familiarity with HEDIS, star ratings or registry abstraction (preferred).

Who Should Apply

Quality and patient safety professionals who hold an RN license or CPHQ and have spent at least two years on measures, root cause analysis or survey readiness. Candidates with Joint Commission, CMS, HEDIS or Lean Six Sigma experience stand out, especially those who can document a finding so a peer can act on it.

Salary Insight

The listing quotes $100/hr, with a stated band of $80 to $120/hr and weekly payment through Stripe. Your rate follows your experience level, so candidates with CPHQ or CPPS credentials plus survey and HEDIS work sit toward the top of that range.

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$100/hr

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$70/hour

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Most Quality Assurance & Testing roles pay $40–$100 per hour. This role's pay falls inside that range.

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Required skills

Healthcare QualityPatient SafetyRoot Cause AnalysisCorrective Action PlansQuality MeasuresAccreditation ReadinessJoint CommissionCmsHedisStar RatingsRegistry AbstractionLean Six SigmaCphqCppsRnPerformance ImprovementClinical DocumentationAI Evaluation

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