QUALITY DATA ABSTRACTOR RN

Salina Regional Health Center, Inc.; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Salina Regional Health Center, Inc. seeks a Quality Data Abstractor, RN to support CMS core measures and quality registries.

You will review medical records, determine inclusion/exclusion using data dictionaries, and abstract data into approved software systems. You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to clarify documentation, ensure measure compliance, and provide data interpretation to inform performance improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Associate, Diploma, or Bachelor Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
• 2 years hospital nursing experience

Responsibilities

• Review medical records for CMS core measures and quality registries.
• Abstract and enter data into approved software systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to clarify documentation and strengthen measure compliance.
• Review records against regulatory criteria and route variances to Quality leadership.
• Participate in CMS and performance improvement teams to inform clinical outcomes.

Education

Associate, Diploma, or Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Job description

The Quality Data Abstractor, RN supports the health center's quality improvement efforts by conducting real-time and retrospective review of medical records for patients included in CMS core measures, and other health center-identified quality metrics and registries. Working as a professional registered nurse, this role evaluates appropriate inclusion and exclusion of cases using defined data dictionaries and measure specifications, and accurately abstracts and enters data into approved software systems. The Quality Data Abstractor RN collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team to clarify documentation, strengthen compliance with measure requirements, and provide data and interpretation that inform performance improvement activities. The position also reviews medical records against predetermined regulatory criteria, routing identified variances to Quality leadership as appropriate. As part of the health center's quality infrastructure, the Quality Data Abstractor, RN participates in CMS and other performance improvement teams to help identify, prioritize, and support opportunities for improved clinical outcomes and patient care.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Associate, Diploma, or Bachelor Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing

2 years hospital nursing experience