Clinical Data & Quality Improvement Specialist

Adventist Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 81,273 - 121,909; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health in the Sacramento area seeks a data-driven professional to collect, abstract, validate, and submit clinical data for CMS quality programs, patient safety measures, and national registries. You will support compliance, identify trends, and provide actionable feedback to leaders and clinicians to improve performance.

Role requires experience in quality management and data reporting, with a background in nursing, healthcare administration, or health information management.

Qualifications

• Two years' experience in quality management, data abstraction, or healthcare analytics.
• Three years' experience in peer review, abstraction, quality assurance, or hospital data reporting.

Responsibilities

• Performs concurrent and retrospective chart abstraction for peer review, quality, and regulatory reporting using defined criteria.
• Performs case abstraction for assigned registries and CMS IOR and QOR measures (e.g., STS, CoC, NSQIP, or other specialty registries).
• Serves as a liaison between the Quality Department, clinical stakeholders, and registry partners. Provides feedback to physicians, nurses, and leaders on documentation gaps or trends impacting data accuracy.
• Adheres to all confidentiality requirements under state and federal peer review protections. Ensures that data collection and storage comply with Evidence Code 1157, PSWP, and organizational policies.
• Monitors data trends to identify opportunities for clinical process improvement. Provides reports and data insights to Quality and Patient Safety leaders.

Skills

Data abstraction

Quality management

Healthcare analytics

Education

Associate's or Technical Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Health Information Management

Job description

Adventist Health in the Sacramento area seeks a data-driven professional to collect, abstract, validate, and submit clinical data for CMS quality programs, patient safety measures, and national registries. You will support compliance, identify trends, and provide actionable feedback to leaders and clinicians to improve performance.

Role requires experience in quality management and data reporting, with a background in nursing, healthcare administration, or health information management.