GWTG Stroke Data Abstractor: Full-Time

Main Duties/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.

Required Qualifications

• At least one year of direct abstraction experience in the Get With the Guidelines Stroke registry.
• 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.
• Demonstrates high standards for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrates technical savvy and 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 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.
• Able to adapt to changes in hospital partner timelines, requirements, and project assignments.
• Maintains a high degree of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential.