RN Quality Registry Specialist

Sarah Bush Lincoln; Mattoon (IL); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln seeks an RN Quality Registry Specialist to support clinical excellence and patient safety through accurate data abstraction and registry reporting. You will contribute to performance evaluation, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement initiatives, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and leadership.

The role requires nursing judgment, attention to detail, and timely submission of data, with hybrid on-campus hours and ongoing support for staff education and

Qualifications

• ADN required with RN licensure in Illinois.
• BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
• Experience with clinical data abstraction and registries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret documentation and analyze clinical data to identify discrepancies and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and deliver education, reports, and performance summaries for staff and leadership.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to support quality objectives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, accreditation standards, and registry specifications are followed.
• Enter, maintain, and submit accurate data within registries and quality reporting systems.
• Manage priorities independently, maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to deadlines.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects and evidence-based practices to enhance safety and outcomes.
• Perform chart reviews and abstract/analyze patient information from EMR for registries and reporting.
• Support audits and documentation to ensure data integrity and readiness.

Skills

RN nursing

Critical thinking

Education

ADN

BLS or CPR certification

Job description

RN Quality Registry Specialist

Job Description

The RN Quality Registry Specialist supports the organization’s commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement for the Health Center through accurate clinical data abstraction, registry reporting, and performance evaluation. Utilizing professional nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical judgment, this position ensures integrity, completeness, and timely submission of data to designated cardiac, vascular, and other clinical registries. The position contributes to regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, clinical benchmarking, and the identification of opportunities to improve patient outcomes and organizational performance. Responsibilities include collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, participation in quality improvement initiatives, and support of educational activities for clinical staff, physicians, and leadership. The RN Quality Registry Specialist also supports broader Quality Management activities and assumes additional responsibilities in response to evolving departmental and organizational needs.

Hours: Hybrid with a shared space on campus, Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Responsibilities

• Apply clinical knowledge, professional nursing judgment, and critical thinking to interpret documentation, evaluate and analyze clinical data and patient outcomes, and identify discrepancies, documentation gaps, performance trends, or quality concerns and opportunities for improvement.
• Assists in developing and delivering education, reports, presentations, and performance summaries related to clinical registries, quality measures, patient outcomes, and improvement initiatives for staff, leadership, physicians, and committees.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with physicians, nursing staff, clinical leaders, and interdisciplinary teams to support organizational quality objectives.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, registry specifications, organizational policies, and departmental procedures.
• Enters, maintains, and submits accurate and complete clinical data within designated registries, databases, and quality reporting systems, ensuring compliance with established specifications and deadlines.
• Independently manages and prioritizes assigned responsibilities, demonstrating accountability, attention to detail, timely communication, adaptability, and adherence to established deadlines while maintaining patient confidentiality and professional standards.
• Participates in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives, performance improvement projects, and evidence-based practices that promote patient safety and improved clinical outcomes.
• Performs comprehensive clinical chart reviews and accurately abstracts, interprets, and validates patient information from the electronic medical record to support clinical registries, quality measures, and other departmental reporting requirements.
• Performs data validation and quality reviews, maintains supporting documentation, evaluates performance against established benchmarks, and assists with internal and external audits to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and reporting readiness.
• Supports the broader objectives of the Quality Management Department by participating in additional clinical reviews, data abstraction and validation activities, regulatory reporting, quality improvement projects, committee activities, and other departmental responsibilities as assigned.
• Supports the management of cardiac, vascular, and other assigned clinical registries, quality reporting programs, and departmental initiatives, including the implementation of new or expanded programs.

Requirements

• ADN (Required)BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, RN-Registered Nurse - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range

$35.43 - $54.92

Pay based on experience