Infection Data Abstractor

HCA Healthcare; San Antonio (TX); Remote; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education support

Fertility & family benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, via Parallon, is seeking an Infection Data Abstractor II to perform data abstraction for complex infectious disease data. The role is work-from-home with responsibilities spanning case abstraction into multiple systems, record review for regulatory compliance, and timely data submission.

The role requires HIM experience, preferred coding/nursing credentials, and healthcare education background. Benefits and ongoing education support are provided by Parallon.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Health Information Management; Coding, Nursing, and/or Health Registry abstraction experience required
• Undergraduate degree in a healthcare related field required. Extensive experience (5 years or more) may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Completion of a certified coding or nursing program strongly preferred
• RHIT, RHIA, CCS certification strongly preferred
• LVN or RN preferred

Responsibilities

• Completes abstraction process for assigned facility(ies), including abstraction of cases into the required system (e.g., COMET, TheraDoc, Digital Innovations, NHSN, etc.).
• Responsible for reviewing medical records to abstract information according to the standards of various regulatory and accreditation agencies (e.g., CMS, TJC, NHSN, etc.).
• Performs timely abstraction to ensure compliance with standards.
• Completes edit checks and makes appropriate changes on a timely basis.
• Follow standards and CSG/Parallon instructions to abstract all reportable cases.
• Assist with case follow-up as requested.
• Attend educational activities as approved by Manager or Director.
• Maintain clinical knowledge of various abstracted measures.
• Communicate in a timely manner with manager to achieve measure compliance.
• Submit data timely through the appropriate reporting system.
• Resolve errors resulting in the rejection of records from the data entry system.

Job description

Job Summary and Qualifications

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as an Infection Data Abstractor today with Parallon.

Asa work from home Infection Data Abstractor II,you will be responsible for abstraction of data for complex infectious disease data.

What you will do in this role:

• Completes abstraction process for assigned facility(ies), including abstraction of cases into the required system (e.g., COMET, TheraDoc, Digital Innovations, NHSN, etc.).

• Responsible for reviewing medical records to abstract information according to the standards of various regulatory and accreditation agencies (e.g., CMS, TJC, NHSN, etc.).

• Performs timely abstraction to ensure compliance with standards.

• Completes edit checks and makes appropriate changes on a timely basis.

• Follow standards and CSG/Parallon instructions to abstract all reportable cases.

• Assist with case follow-up as requested.

• Attend educational activities as approved by Manager or Director.

• Maintain clinical knowledge of various abstracted measures.

• Communicate in a timely manner with manager to achieve measure compliance.

• Submit data timely through the appropriate reporting system.

• Resolve errors resulting in the rejection of records from the data entry system.

What qualifications you will need:

• 2+ years of experience in Health Information Management; Coding, Nursing, and/or Health Registry abstraction experience required

• Completion of a certified coding or nursing program strongly preferred

• RHIT, RHIA, CCS certification strongly preferred

• LVN or RN preferred

• Undergraduate degree in a healthcare related field required. Extensive experience (5 years or more) may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Benefits

Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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