Intro: As the healthcare industry shifts to value-based care, quality data abstraction has become critical in identifying positive, patient outcomes. In fact, medical record abstraction is the preferred data collection method for clinical research, quality improvement, performance measurement, disease surveillance, and other secondary data uses. Our dedicated data abstractors (Aka. Senior Clinical Data Abstraction Specialists) use Q-Centrix proprietary technology to contribute to healthcare’s most exciting advancements.
Job Summary: The Data Abstraction Specialist delivers quality solutions to hospital partners across the country. They approach each hospital engagement as an opportunity to apply their clinical expertise with precision to advance patient outcomes and research. Join our team of Data Abstraction Specialists!

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Direct Vascular Quality Initiative abstraction experience (see list below)
• Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel)
• Experience in the M2S software

INCLUDED MODULES: MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE ABSTRACTING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.

• Carotid Artery Stent
• Carotid Endarterectomy
• Endovascular AAA Repair
• Open AAA Repair
• Hemodialysis Access
• Inferior Vena Cava Filter
• Infra-Inguinal Bypass
• Supra-Inguinal Bypass
• Lower Extremity Amputation
• Peripheral Vascular Intervention
• Thoracic and Complex EVAR
• Varicose Vein

PREFERRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Direct clinical experience abstraction experience within 1 year
• RN or LPN Credential or substantial clinical experience
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to approach problems in a systematic method using the ability to synthesize data and suggest recommendations
• Shows high standards for accuracy and attention to detail
• Technical savvy and a strong desire to learn new systems and technology
• Thrives working independently and takes ownership of projects/patient records
• Consistently and clearly communicates, adjusting style and tone as needed to collaborate with hospital partners, peers, team leads, and others
• Strong self-organizational and time management skills to manage multiple accounts, adjusting as needed to shifting timelines and priorities
• Adapts to changes in hospital partner timelines, requirements, and project assignments
• Maintains a high level of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential
  All applicants require legal authorization to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship.

• Apply specialized, clinical knowledge of hospital partners: categorize, code, summarize, interpret and calculate registry/case information from nuanced, patient medical records.
• Ensure quality submission of all data in specified registries or measure data repositories, maintaining a high accuracy threshold.
• Prioritize, organize, and meet tight deadlines for multiple concurrent tasks and team requests; use tact and judgment to manage expectations, flag obstacles, and propose solutions in a timely manner.
• Navigate new technical systems: electronic medical records (EMR) and registry/case entry tools; use team resources to troubleshoot technical issues with systems and applications with a focus on solutions.
• Contribute to team best practices, data dictionaries, abstraction guidelines, and other business rule documents; identify process improvement opportunities to help streamline tasks and processes.
• Keeps up to date on mandated regulatory/publicly reported data requirements as specified by federal, state, payer, and other agencies.
• Any or other additional responsibilities as assigned