Job description
Overview
Under the direction of the Manager or Senior Manager, the Senior Clinical Data Specialist plays a vital role in delivering quality solutions to hospital partners across the country, approaching each hospital engagement as an opportunity to apply your expertise with precision. This is a unique opportunity to become a part of our team during a milestone moment in our growth, benefiting from our deep cancer registry experience and employee-centric leadership.
Responsibilities
Apply specialized, clinical knowledge to 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; uses tact and judgement 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; identifies 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
Qualifications
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to approach problems in a systematic method using the ability to synthesize data and suggest recommendations
Demonstrates high standards for accuracy and attention to detail
Demonstrates technical savvy and strong desire to learn new systems and technology
Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel)
Thrives working independently and takes ownership of projects/patient records
Consistently and clearly communicates, adjusting style and tone as needed to effectively collaborate with hospital partners, peers, team leads and others
Demonstrates strong self-organizational and time management skills to concurrently 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 degree of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential
Direct abstraction experience within the STS General Thoracic (GTS) or Adult Cardiac (ACS) registry within the last 12 months.
Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases.
Direct clinical experience (preferred).
RN or LPN Credential or substantial clinical experience (preferred).
Applicants for employment with Q-Centrix must be legally authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship.
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.