Clinical Data Abstractor

McLaren Health Care; Grand Blanc (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care seeks a Clinical Data Abstractor to perform data abstraction from patient records, supporting quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across registries.

The role requires reviewing charts, verifying data in EMR systems, and collaboration with multiple sites to ensure accurate, timely input and adherence to accrual protocols.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in clinical data analysis or a similar role.
• Associate degree specific to nursing or health informatics is acceptable with related experience.
• Bachelor degree in nursing or health informatics is also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Review medical records to abstract relevant data for eligible patients.
• Collaborate with assigned sites to review non-concordant cases and present findings.
• Examine EMRs to identify patients eligible for inclusion in registries.
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into program databases.
• Participate in audits of data entered into registries.

Skills

Clinical data analysis

Data abstraction

Collaboration

Audits

EMR data verification

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Tools

Database management systems

Clinical registries

Electronic medical records (EMR)

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

A Clinical Data Abstractor performs clinical auditing and data abstraction of patient records in support of the organizations clinical quality improvement and patient safety initiatives associated with various quality improvement data reporting systems.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned:

Participates in relevant training at assigned sites and through training, develops expertise.

• Reviews medical records to abstract relevant data for eligible patients utilizing both electronic upload and manual data abstraction of records. Assures electronic data are verified for accuracy and assures data entry of manually abstracted data into collaborative / registry.
• Collaborates with assigned sites to review non-concordant cases and identifies and presents findings to other key stakeholders.
• Utilizes clinical expertise to examine the electronic medical records of cases to identify patients eligible for inclusion in the collaborative / registry.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely entry of data into program database portals and meets the caseload accrual requirement protocol.
• Actively participates in audits of data entered the collaborative / registry

Qualifications:

Required:

Associate’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, informatics, or related field with two years of experience in clinical data analysis or a similar role

OR

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, informatics, or related field

Preferred:

Experience in a clinical setting.

Clinical chart review and abstraction experience.

Database data entry and/or management experience.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011341
• Daily Work Times: 8am - 4:30pm
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.