Clinical Data Abstractor Specialist

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-REMOTE

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

The senior abstraction specialist will apply their knowledge of healthcare and database management to analyze clinical data, identify trends, assist with quality improvement, and reporting. Performs accurate and timely abstraction, auditing, and monitoring of clinical data from health information records in addition to mentoring and training for other staff members. Embrace continuous learning to maintain skill for abstractions and operate as a subject matter expert for collaboratives.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY 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.
• Ensure data is abstracted within established timeframes to promote continual flow of information and increase efficiency. This would include adherence to applicable scheduled submissions to the appropriate data vendor, organization or clinical team
• Collaborates with internal team members and external vendors to evaluate inter-rater reliability. Review and resolve any clinical data discrepancies or outliers on completed abstracts
• Function as the subject matter expert for specialized committee or work group meetings in support of process improvements and opportunities to enhance patient outcomes. Identify new processes of improvement, opportunities and trends.
• Mentor Clinical Data Abstractor Specialist and/or other abstractors cross training
• Adapt at working independently or within team environment/Self Starter. Ability to multi –task and appropriately prioritize responsibilities for high volume of workload
• Utilize competent 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.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience

EXPERIENCE

• Three years' experience in a healthcare related field, with two years in abstraction or data collection

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. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• 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.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 

• None

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8751010033 Healthcare Data Abstraction and Registries

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). <