Clinical Registry Specialist - Data & Quality Improvement

UKG; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Clinical Registry Specialist to manage data abstraction, validation, and reporting for assigned registries and quality programs. You will collaborate with physicians, nursing leaders, and quality teams to ensure data integrity and drive performance improvement.

Responsibilities include data analysis, development of reports and dashboards, and supporting accreditation activities. A strong background in clinical data, EHRs, and regulatory reporting is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health science, public health, health informatics, or related life science.
• Registered Nurse preferred, or clinical degree in a healthcare-related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical, registry, quality, or performance improvement experience.
• Experience with cardiovascular, stroke, surgical, or vascular registries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Abstracts and enters clinical data from the EHR into registries, ensuring timely submissions.
• Maintains accuracy and integrity of registry data per standards and reporting requirements.
• Performs data audits, validation, and quality checks to resolve discrepancies.
• Keeps current knowledge of registry definitions, guidelines, measure specs, and regulatory updates.
• Supports registries such as STS, GWTG Stroke, VQI, NVQI, CMS quality reporting.

Skills

Clinical data abstraction

Data analysis

Quality improvement

Regulatory reporting

EHR systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in health science/public health/health informatics

Nursing degree preferred

Tools

Registry databases

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Quality registries software

Job description

UKG is seeking a Clinical Registry Specialist to manage data abstraction, validation, and reporting for assigned registries and quality programs. You will collaborate with physicians, nursing leaders, and quality teams to ensure data integrity and drive performance improvement.

Responsibilities include data analysis, development of reports and dashboards, and supporting accreditation activities. A strong background in clinical data, EHRs, and regulatory reporting is essential.