Clinical Data Abstractor Specialist - Stroke (S)

SSM Health; Missouri; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health is seeking a Clinical Data Abstractor Specialist focused on Stroke for a remote role. The successful candidate will leverage their healthcare knowledge to analyze clinical data, maintain records, and drive process improvements. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant healthcare experience.

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Qualifications

• Experienced in a healthcare-related field for at least one year.
• Clear ability to communicate both in writing and orally.
• Knowledgeable in medical terminology and anatomy.

Responsibilities

• Accurately disseminates data from medical records according to regulations.
• Collaborates with team members and vendors to ensure data accuracy.
• Identifies trends and resolves data discrepancies.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Data Abstraction

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education

Job description

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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Preferred Skills: RN, stroke background, experience with core measures (CMS,) data abstraction, registry experience (AHA stroke registry Preferred)

The selected candidate must reside in one of the following states to be eligible for remote work at SSM Health.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Job Summary:

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.

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
• 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.
  
  

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience
  
  

Experience

• One year experience in a healthcare related field
  
  

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
  
  

Department:

8751010033 Healthcare Data Abstraction and Registries

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

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).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
  
  

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

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