[Hiring] Clinical Data Abstractor Specialist @SSM Health

Role Description

The clinical abstraction specialist will apply their knowledge of healthcare and data management to analyze clinical data, identify trends and report them. They will abstract and maintain comprehensive data from the clinical records according to established clinical/regulatory requirements. Mitigate definitional issues, and chart documentation discrepancies to ensure timely completion and proper validation checks for a high level of interrater reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience
• One year experience in healthcare or related field

Requirements

• Detail oriented
• Self-motivated
• Functions well in a team environment
• Effective communicator
• Willingness to reach out with questions
• Critical thinking skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with EPIC
• Experience in database management
• Familiarity with stroke patients
• Background with data abstraction

Job Responsibilities

• Disseminates data from the medical record accurately reflecting governing body’s rules, algorithms and protocols.
• Continuous learning and adaptability due to registry and regulatory changes.
• Supports collaboration with internal team members and external vendors to ensure inter-rater reliability as well as data accuracy and timely submission.
• Contribute to specialized committee or work group meetings in support of process improvements to enhance patient outcomes.
• Identify new processes of improvement, opportunities and trends.
• Review and resolve any clinical data discrepancies or outliers on completed abstracts.
• Skillful with written and oral skills for communicating performance considerations and improvement opportunities to correct parties.
• Report findings/opportunities/trends to management levels.
• Driven by logical and analytical thinking to solve problems.
• Possess an eye for detail-oriented analysis and design.
• Adept at working independently or within team environment/Self Starter.
• Ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize responsibilities for high volume of workload.
• Utilize knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy to extract facts from within the record especially when chart documentation is of uncertain quality.
• Able to complete certifications (pass exams) if assigned to an abstraction that requires it.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay for eligible hourly team members (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.