Overview
The NSQIP Data Abstractor (SCDS - Senior Clinical Data Specialist) delivers quality solutions to hospital partners across the country. They approach each hospital engagement as an opportunity to apply their clinical expertise with precision to advance patient outcomes and research. Find your purpose by joining the Q-Centrix team to make a meaningful impact!
Responsibilities
- Apply specialized, clinical knowledge of hospital partners: categorize, code, summarize, interpret, and calculate registry/case information from nuanced, patient medical records.
- Ensure quality submission of all data in specified registries or measure data repositories, maintaining a high accuracy threshold.
- Prioritize, organize, and meet tight deadlines for multiple concurrent tasks and team requests; uses tact and judgment to manage expectations, flag obstacles, and propose solutions in a timely manner.
- Navigate new technical systems: electronic medical records (EMR) and registry/case entry tools; use team resources to troubleshoot technical issues with systems and applications with a focus on solutions.
- Contribute to team best practices, data dictionaries, abstraction guidelines, and other business rule documents; identifies process improvement opportunities to help streamline tasks and processes.
- Keeps up to date on mandated regulatory/publicly reported data requirements as specified by federal, state, payer, d other agencies.
- Any or other additional responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
- Must have direct clinical data abstraction experience within the NSQIP registry the past year.
- Have an active SCR certification.
- Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases.
- Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel).
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to approach problems in a systematic method using the ability to synthesize data and suggest recommendations.
- Demonstrates high standards for accuracy and attention to detail.
- Demonstrates technical savvy and a strong desire to learn new systems and technology.
- Thrives working independently and takes ownership of projects/patient records.
- Consistently and clearly communicates, adjusting style and tone as needed to collaborate with hospital partners, peers, team leads, and others.
- Demonstrates strong self-organizational and time management skills to manage multiple accounts, adjusting as needed to shifting timelines and priorities.
- Adapts to changes in hospital partner timelines, requirements, and project assignments.
- Maintains high responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential.
- Direct clinical experience (preferred).
- RN, LPN, RT, or RCIS credentials (preferred).
- All applicants for employment with Q-Centrix must have legal authorization to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship.
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