Abstractor I - Clinical Data

Deer Valley - 2502 W Utopia Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85027 | Hybrid | Must reside in Arizona

About the role

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

The Clinical Data Abstractor I abstracts and/or audits clinical records, data, or other information. They apply clinical training, knowledge, and experience in reviewing low to moderately complex clinical information from individual patient records and other sources to abstract data elements for clinical registries and ensure compliance with standards of care, policies and procedures, regulations, or accreditation requirements. Additionally, the Clinical Data Abstractor I identifies and reports variances from established guidelines, significant data trends, outlier values, or unusual data for further review.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes training, knowledge, and experience to abstract/audit low to moderately complex clinical data.
• Maintains accuracy in abstraction/audit by following published guidelines, abstraction specifications, and/or other established standards.
• Enters data elements or audit findings into registry software and/or other data collection tools or software within established deadlines.
• Maintains established productivity standards.
• Maintains competency in measure and/or registry specifications, definitions, and protocols for assigned work by participating in teleconferences, webinars, conferences, and reviewing updated documentation.
• Identifies potential areas of concern/interest; summarizes findings and draws conclusions; maintains ongoing variance reports and communicates findings to clinical data abstractor lead and/or director in a timely manner.
• Establishes effective working relationships with key stakeholders, teams, and committees; attends meetings as appropriate to disseminate findings, provide education, and answer questions.
• Facilitates and participates in quality assurance audits of abstracted/audited data to ensure a high level of inter-rater reliability among the clinical data abstractor team and achievement of acceptable validation results from external audits.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in a healthcare-related field or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.
• Associate’s in Nursing or related field preferred.
• 3 years of experience working in the healthcare industry.
• 3 years of experience working in an acute care hospital setting preferred.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM