Medical Abstractor

Tenet Healthcare; Taguig; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare is seeking a Medical Abstractor to support clinical performance by abstracting data from patient records and ensuring compliance with regulatory and safety standards.

The role focuses on collecting and validating data from EMRs, meeting deadlines, and maintaining confidentiality while coordinating with hospitals and quality teams to resolve discrepancies. Ideal candidates have trauma-related clinical experience and allied medical training.

Qualifications

• Understanding of medical terminology.
• Clinical experience in trauma cases (vehicular accidents, gunshot wounds, etc.).
• Allied Medical graduate (Nursing, Medical Technology, Pharmacist, etc.).
• Can start on November 3, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Collects specific data elements from patient electronic medical records (abstracts) and enters data into a computer database or registry site.
• Performs validation checks to ensure completeness and accuracy; adheres to deadlines; maintains data security and patient confidentiality.
• Maintains communication with customer hospitals and Clinical Quality departments to resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Medical terminology

Trauma experience

Data entry accuracy

Education

Allied Medical graduate (Nursing, Medical Technology, Pharmacist, etc.)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Medical Abstractor supports clinical performance by using specialty registries and databases to abstract data elements from patient records to meet applicable regulatory and safe care practice requirements. The data identified and analyzed by this team member supports ongoing quality initiatives and is an essential part of providing safe and evidence-based care to our patients, as well as meeting the requirements of regulatory and accrediting entities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collects specific data elements from the patient electronic medical records (abstracts), validates that the elements align with guidelines, and enters the data elements into a computer database or registry site.
• Performs validation checks for entered data to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timelessness. All data entry deadlines must be met. Maintains information system security and patient confidentiality.
• Maintains communication with customer hospitals, Clinical Quality departments, and other stakeholders as needed, to resolve documentation issues/discrepancies.

QUALIFICATION

• Understanding of medical terminology
• Clinical experience in trauma cases (vehicular accidents, gunshot wounds, etc...)
• Allied Medical graduate (Nursing, Medical Technology, Pharmacist, etc.)
• Can start on November 3, 2026

Preferred

• Experience with medical records data entry and/or review