Senior Clinical Data Specialist - GWTG CAD- Full-Time

Overview

Job Description: A purposeful career is what you will find at Q-Centrix/MRO. Making a meaningful impact is what we do every day. Quality data abstraction has become critical in identifying positive patient outcomes as the healthcare industry shifts to value-based care. In fact, medical record abstraction is the preferred data collection method for clinical research, quality improvement, performance measurement, disease surveillance, and other secondary data uses. Our dedicated data abstractors, known here at Q-Centrix/MRO as Senior Clinical Data Specialists (SCDS), use Q-Centrix proprietary technology to contribute to healthcare’s most exciting advancements.  

Job Summary: The data abstraction specialist (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/MRO team to make a meaningful impact!

Responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities: Our Data Specialists are staffed with multiple hospital partners to...

• Apply specialized, clinical knowledge to 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 judgement 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, and other agencies.
• Any or other additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• At least one year of direct abstraction experience in the Get with the Guidelines CAD registry (within the last 12 months).
• Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Teams, One Note, and SharePoint). 
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to approach problems in a systematic method. 
• Demonstrates high standards for accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Demonstrates technical savvy and 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 effectively collaborate with hospital partners, peers, team leads and others. 
• Demonstrates strong self-organizational and time management skills to concurrently manage multiple accounts, adjusting as needed to shifting timelines and priorities. 
• Ability to adapt to changes in hospital partner timelines, requirements, and project assignments. 
• Maintains a high degree of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct clinical experience
• RN or LPN credentials

*Applicants for employment with Q-Centrix must be legally authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship.

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