Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Johns Hopkins Medicine is a leading healthcare institution, and they are seeking a Clinical Data Specialist IV. This role involves reviewing patient information and medical records, ensuring accurate data entry, and supporting coding and classification activities.
Responsibilities
- Assists in the review of patient information and medical records
- Assists with inquiries, providing information about medical records and addressing concerns
- Completes accurate input of patient demographics information, medical histories, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes transcribing from electronic medical records into registry software
- Supports coding and classification activities by gathering relevant patient data
- Reports to the Registry Manager
- Requires knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology
- Knowledge of registry codes, data entry, and criteria for reporting cases
- Assists in case inclusion/exclusion
- Reviews, identifies and accessions reportable cases from pathology and the hospital’s disease index
- Abstracts data required under supervision, including information available through multiple hospital systems and from necessary external sources
- Assists with maintaining patient follow-up
- Reviews medical record documentation, abstracts, and enters clinical data into registry software
- Ensures timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of data entry in accordance with guidelines
- Maintains ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office and department specific software applications to perform work
- Provides administrative support to registry department as directed
- Data quality and review: correction of missing, incomplete, and invalid data fields
- Meets agreed upon data abstraction deadlines to comply with regulatory / stakeholder requirements
- Maintains compliance in protecting patient confidentiality when reviewing, communicating, and accessing clinical data
- Collaborates with other members of respective registry data team to create and maintain data in a confidential manner
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills
- Requires knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology
- Knowledge of registry codes, data entry, and criteria for reporting cases
- Microsoft Office Suite, virtual meeting applications
- Knowledge of Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Assists in case inclusion/exclusion
- Reviews, identifies and accessions reportable cases from pathology and the hospital's disease index
- Abstracts data required under supervision, including information available through multiple hospital systems and from necessary external sources
- Assist with maintaining patient follow-up
- Review medical record documentation, abstract, and enter clinical data into registry software
- Ensure timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of data entry in accordance with guidelines
- Maintain ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office and department specific software applications to perform work
- Provides administrative support to registry department as directed
- Data quality and review: correction of missing, incomplete, and invalid data fields
- Meet agreed upon data abstraction deadlines to comply with regulatory / stakeholder requirements
- Maintain compliance in protecting patient confidentiality when reviewing, communicating, and accessing clinical data
- Collaborate with other members of respective registry data team to create and maintain data in a confidential manner
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Must be comfortable with, but not limited to: Microsoft Office Suite, web-browsers, email, electronic health records, online collaboration software, virtual meeting applications
- Must be familiar with various technologies such as, but not limited to security (e.g., Citrix), data collection/abstraction, encoders, web-based applications
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with team members
- Up-to-date understanding or experience with clinical registries and research
- Ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment
- Ability to work independently and be self-directed
- Ability to work under pressure to meet submission, project and reporting deadlines
- Ability to work in a fast-paced academic teaching hospital
- Requires successful completion of: Associates degree from an accredited School OR 4 years of related work experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Benefits
- Remote / Flexible work schedule
- Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility
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