Data Specialist

Community Care, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Health, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plan with employer contrib.

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Community Care, Inc. is seeking a Data Specialist to support data collection, reporting, and health records integrity within our Vliet Office.

The role collaborates with the Director of Medical Informatics and IT/Medical Informatics staff to ensure accurate data across Claims, EMR, and internal systems. You will prepare and submit required reports (DataPACE2, HPMS, CMS, DHS), monitor data processes, and provide admin support to the department.

Qualifications

• Three years of health care office experience with data entry and reporting.
• Associates degree or higher in related field; or 5 years equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications and data reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Data collection, recording and management for reports and databases.
• Assures integrity of health records and medical records through evaluation and auditing.
• Reviews health records for completeness and informs manager of deficiencies.
• Monitors key automated processes and escalates failures per protocol.
• Gather requirements and build/ deliver reports to internal, external, or regulatory bodies with SLAs.

Skills

Data analysis

Data entry

Reporting

Education

Associates degree in Business Administration or Information Systems

High School Diploma or GED with 5 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

SQL/Database querying

Job description

Community Care is hiring a Data Specialist. This rewarding opportunity is perfect for someone who enjoys team collaboration, being part of a mission driven organization and who shares our mission to help elderly individuals and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities continue to live as independently as possible in the community. This is a full-time opportunity at our Vliet Office.

Data Specialist Job Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Director of Medical Informatics, collects, maintains, monitors, reconciles and reports on member related information in the Claims, Electronic Medical Record and internally developed systems for enrollees in the agency's managed care programs. Collects and submits DataPACE2, HPMS, CMS and DHS reports. Monitors integrity of Member related information throughout these systems. Provides administrative support for the IT/Medical Informatics Department.
Data Collection & Recording
Assists in the accurate collection, recording and management of data for various reports and databases. This includes but is not limited to required regulatory and business reporting through data gathering, analysis, presentation and process documentation.
Medical Records Integrity
Assures the integrity of open and closed medical records through periodic evaluation and auditing of charts for all programs/sites.
Health Record Review
Reviews health records for completeness according to established criteria and informs Manager of deficiencies.
Process Monitoring
Monitors assigned key automated processes; escalates process run failures per protocol.
Reporting
Gather requirements, build, execute and or deliver reports to internal, external or various regulatory bodies. Reporting may be needed on a routine or adhoc basis and may or may not require automation. Delivery will meet standard SLA’s and regulatory deadlines.

Data Specialist Job Requirements:

Experience

Required: A minimum of three years experience in a health care office setting with administrative support responsibilities including data entry, database and spreadsheet maintenance, file maintenance, and report and correspondence preparation.

Education

Required: Associates degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, medical information statistics or closely related field

or High School Diploma or GED and 5 years of specified experience. Additional formal training in computer applications. Database and spreadsheet application proficiency; advanced skills in maintaining and querying database without user front-end; good working knowledge of technical concepts and data reconciliation practices; and advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications.

Data Specialist Job Schedule:

Monday - Friday
7:00AM - 3:30PM or 8:00AM - 4:30PM

About Community Care

Community Care is a local nonprofit with more than 40 years of experience helping older adults and adults with disabilities live as independently as possible within the community. We coordinate and deliver a full range of supportive services that help more than 13,000 Wisconsin residents live safely, confidently, and with dignity. We are Wisconsin-based with local offices supporting each of the 23 counties we serve Our dedicated team works with members to develop care plans to meet their health and social needs Together with our community partners, we’re committed to providing compassionate, personalized care that empowers members to live a healthy and independent lifestyle.

Compensation and Benefits:

Our employees make a real difference in people’s lives every day. That is why we are proud to offer a compensation package that includes:

• Generous, paid time off
• Competitive pay and benefits (health, dental, vision, etc.)
• Flexible benefits plan
• Employee referral program
• Coworkers care program
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program

Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer