Core Measures SCDS - PT

About the role

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 part of the team during a milestone moment in growth, benefiting from deep cancer registry experience and employee-centric leadership.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Keep up to date on mandated regulatory/publicly reported data requirements as specified by federal, state, payer, and other agencies.
• Perform other additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Teams, One Note, and SharePoint).
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to approach problems in a systematic method.
• High standards for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Technical savvy and strong desire to learn new systems and technology.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects/patient records.
• Consistently and clearly communicate, adjusting style and tone as needed to effectively collaborate with hospital partners, peers, team leads, and others.
• Strong self-organizational and time management skills to concurrently manage multiple accounts, adjusting as needed to shifting timelines and priorities.
• Ability to adapt to changes in timelines, requirements, and project assignments.
• Maintain a high degree of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship.
• At least 1 year of direct Core Measures and Sepsis abstraction experience (within the last calendar year). REQUIRED

Qualifications

• Direct clinical care experience (preferred).
• RN or LPN Credential or substantial clinical experience (preferred).