Overview
As the healthcare industry shifts to value-based care, quality data abstraction has become critical in identifying positive, patient outcomes. 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 Senior Clinical Data Specialists use Q-Centrix proprietary technology to contribute to healthcare’s most exciting advancements.
Job Summary: The Infection Prevention 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. Join our team of Senior Clinical Data Specialists!
Responsibilities
Main Duties/Responsibilities: Our SCDS 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:
Direct clinical surveillance experience
An active CIC certification
Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases
Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel)
Applicants for employment with Q-Centrix must be legally authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications:
Direct clinical experience working as an Infection Preventionist
RN, LPN, RT RVT, or RCIS credentials
Skills & Abilities:
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 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
Adapts to changes in hospital partner timelines, requirements, and project assignments
Maintains a high degree of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential
Pay Range
USD $30.00 - USD $33.00 /Hr.
MRO Corp is a healthcare technology company that specializes in clinical data interoperability and integration solutions. The company operates Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) at the national and state levels to facilitate secure data exchange among healthcare providers, payers, and partners. MRO Corp develops Electronic Health Record (EHR) integrations and manages clinical data stewardship to ensure accurate, complete, and secure handling of patient data throughout ingestion, transformation, exchange, and storage. The organization maintains enterprise technology infrastructure and systems that support both internal business operations and healthcare technology services, with a focus on compliance with industry standards such as HIPAA, HL7, and FHIR.
