Patient Safety & Quality Documentation Specialist

Acadia Healthcare; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare in Wilmington, NC seeks a detail‑oriented professional to support compliance, patient safety, and quality of care initiatives. You will review discharged patient records daily, perform data abstraction, and present findings to drive facility performance improvements.

Collaboration with clinical teams, risk management participation, and assisting the department director with routine tasks are key parts of the role.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Bachelor's degree in health services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review discharged patient records daily to ensure completeness and regulatory compliance.
• Perform data abstraction and analysis for payers and regulatory bodies.
• Collect and present data to drive facility performance improvements.
• Attend performance improvement meetings and support regulatory goals.
• Assist the department director with routine tasks.
• Collaborate with clinical teams on patient safety and quality of care issues.
• Participate in risk management and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support development and implementation of quality improvement plans.
• Demonstrate empathy and a professional attitude toward customers; address complaints to uphold patient safety.

Skills

Data abstraction

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's in health services

Job description

Acadia Healthcare in Wilmington, NC seeks a detail‑oriented professional to support compliance, patient safety, and quality of care initiatives. You will review discharged patient records daily, perform data abstraction, and present findings to drive facility performance improvements.

Collaboration with clinical teams, risk management participation, and assisting the department director with routine tasks are key parts of the role.