RN Clinical Quality Abstractor - Data-Driven Quality Impact

Park Nicollet Clinic; Saint Louis Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite clinic

Retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Park Nicollet Clinic St. Louis Park Creekside is hiring an RN - Clinical Quality Abstractor to lead clinical data abstraction, analysis, and reporting for CMS, Joint Commission, and state/federal agencies.

The role collaborates with quality, informatics, and physician leaders to monitor performance, support quality improvement, and ensure timely submission of complex data across six hospitals.

Qualifications

• Two years of acute care nursing experience in a hospital setting
• Current, unrestricted RN license in Minnesota and/or Wisconsin
• Experience with healthcare quality measures, quality reporting, regulatory requirements, and performance improvement initiatives
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex clinical data, quality measure specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and research skills
• Advanced computer proficiency with the ability to learn and utilize multiple data and reporting systems.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present information clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Utilize clinical expertise to identify and review medical records of patients that qualify for measure data abstraction
• Complete chart abstraction according to internal and external reporting requirements and regulatory standards
• Adhere to measure specifications established by regulatory agencies
• Complete entry of abstracted data into appropriate systems and databases and ensure data integrity
• Enter and submit data to external regulatory agencies through identified tools, including third-party vendors, ensuring data integrity, measure adherence, and privacy are maintained
• Communicate regularly with internal clinical champions of the various reporting requirements to collaborate on improvement strategies
• Coordinate and validate external chart audits required by regulatory agencies
• Create reports, utilizing graphical/statistical display of data, with summaries designed for the audiences of the report
• Share data with key stakeholders including opportunities for improvement on a case‑by‑case basis along with monthly and quarterly summary reports
• Maintain strong expertise in reporting requirements and keep abreast of ongoing changes to the measures
• Communicate changes in guidelines to appropriate internal stakeholders, medical staff, and leadership
• Identify opportunities for improvement within the abstraction process to increase quality and efficiency
• Collate and review materials to be sent for data validation in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Proactively manage the abstraction process and timelines to ensure all abstractions and changes are complete before submission deadlines

Skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)

Tools

EHR systems

Data reporting systems

CMS reporting tools

Job description

Park Nicollet Clinic St. Louis Park Creekside is hiring an RN - Clinical Quality Abstractor to lead clinical data abstraction, analysis, and reporting for CMS, Joint Commission, and state/federal agencies.

The role collaborates with quality, informatics, and physician leaders to monitor performance, support quality improvement, and ensure timely submission of complex data across six hospitals.