Data Quality Analyst- Stroke Program

Grant funded: No. Full-time, exempt position; 100 % FTE.

About the role

Responsible for the accurate abstraction, validation, and reporting of clinical data from the electronic health record (EHR). Ensures timely and compliant submission of data to required entities and supports regulatory, accreditation, and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Abstracts detailed clinical data from the EHR, including patient demographics, diagnoses, treatments, procedures, and outcomes.
• Reviews data for completeness, accuracy, and consistency and investigates and resolves discrepancies.
• Accurately completes and submits required regulatory forms.
• Performs routine data audits and quality checks to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal protocols.
• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to clarify clinical documentation and ensure accurate interpretation and reporting.
• Tracks reporting deadlines and manage case volumes to ensure timely submission of all required documents.
• Supports internal and external audits and other regulatory reviews.
• Generates data reports and summaries related to quality metrics, outcomes, and program performance.
• Participates in continuous process improvement initiatives to optimize data abstraction, reporting workflows, and data integrity.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health information management, nursing, or any other field of science.
• Knowledge of health records and health record documentation.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and familiarity with EHR systems.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to interpret complex clinical information and apply standardized definitions.
• Presentation skills and knowledge of the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in clinical data abstraction, registry reporting, or healthcare data management.
• Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) if working in Oncology.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold.
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature.
• Occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality.
• Occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching.
• Frequent sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

(Occasional: up to 20 %, frequent: from 21 % to 50 %, constant: 51 % or more)

Schedule

Rotating shifts.

Pay

Salary.