Surgical/Clinical Reviewer

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Surgical/Clinical Reviewer to abstract surgical data for the NSQIP program. The role is remote, with preference for candidates in the metro St. Louis area, and requires a nursing background.

You will ensure data accuracy, coordinate with surgical stakeholders, and support timely reporting and quality initiatives across hospital sites. Strong chart review skills and attention to detail are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma/associate's degree required.
• Experience with nursing or health information management (HIM/Nursing) preferred.
• 2–5 years of related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Identify surgical patients for registry inclusion using program criteria.
• Collect preoperative, operative, and postoperative data from medical records.
• Meet accrual requirements through proper randomization and timely case completion.
• Build relationships with Surgery, Quality, Nursing, Medical Records and IS teams to support program success.
• Conduct data quality checks and participate in team meetings and NSQIP education.

Skills

Nursing background

Data abstraction

Clinical chart review

Data quality checks

Education

Nursing Diploma or Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in HIM/Nursing/related

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

BJC is hiring for a Surgical/Clinical Reviewer. This role is responsible for abstracting surgical data. This is a remote position, but looking for candidates in the metro St. Louis area. The ideal candidate will have a nursing background.

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Surgical Clinical Reviewer (SCR) is responsible for abstracting and sharing reliable data for the American College of Surgeons National Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP). This is accomplished through case inclusion screening, clinical chart review with application of ACS NSQIP-specific variable definitions, and data entry into the ACS NSQIP database. The SCR disseminates data and analytic reports to the NSQIP Surgeon Champion and hospital surgical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identifies surgical patients for inclusion in the program registry through strict application of program inclusion/exclusion criteria, randomization protocol, and site-specific sample.
• Responsible for reliable collection of preoperative, operative, and postoperative data through effective utilization of medical record system and available clinical information resources.
• Responsible for meeting the accrual requirement of cases (per 8-day cycle and per year) through the correct application of the program’s randomization protocol and timely case completion prior to registry lock dates.
• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the hospital community, especially staff in Surgery, Quality, Nursing, Medical Records, and the Information Systems departments whose support is necessary for the management and success of the program. As a content expert, cultivates stakeholders’ engagement through program awareness, data dissemination including development of report summaries and presentations, and alignment with quality initiatives, including provision of additional relevant data and insights.
• Ensures data integrity through active data quality checks (i.e., cycle self-audit, monthly occurrence reporting, Semi-Annual Report (SAR) 4th quartile second look), participation in BJC NSQIP team meetings, and ACS conferences and educational programs.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's
• - HIM/Nursing/related

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• - HIM/Nursing/related

Experience

• 5-10 years

Licenses & Certifications

• RN
• Registered Health Info Admin
• Registered Health Info Tech

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well‑being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer