Medical Record Abstractor - Epidemiology

Job Description Medical Records Abstractor – Maternal & Child Health Full-Time | Contract Position | Healthcare & Public Health | $24.20 | Hybrid Before Applying – Please Review These Three Questions This position involves specialized clinical medical record abstraction for public health surveillance and reporting. Please review the following questions to determine whether your experience aligns with the position. Have you independently reviewed medical records to extract specific clinical information, such as diagnoses, laboratory results, clinical findings, exposures, or patient outcomes? Have you used established clinical guidelines, reporting criteria, or data collection protocols to review and verify information from patient records? Do you have experience entering and validating clinical information in an electronic database, registry, surveillance system, or other structured data collection platform? If you answered yes to all three questions, we encourage you to apply! Position Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented Medical Records Abstractor to support a Georgia-based public health organization with maternal and child health surveillance initiatives. This full-time contract opportunity involves reviewing medical records, extracting and validating clinical information, verifying case details, and entering structured data into secure reporting systems. The position supports surveillance activities involving maternal health, infant outcomes, infectious diseases, and other reportable health conditions. The ideal candidate has a clinical background, strong medical terminology knowledge, and experience working with detailed medical documentation and structured clinical data. Key Responsibilities Request, obtain, and review maternal and infant medical records from hospitals and healthcare providers. Abstract clinical information from medical records according to established surveillance protocols and abstraction guidelines. Identify and document relevant diagnoses, laboratory findings, medical histories, clinical exposures, and patient outcomes. Verify reported clinical information against source medical records to support case confirmation. Apply established case definitions and reporting guidelines to determine appropriate case classifications and dispositions. Enter and maintain accurate clinical data in secure surveillance databases and designated tracking systems. Review abstracted information for accuracy, completeness, and consistency. Prepare clinical data for reporting, including organizing and recoding information into required formats. Track medical record requests, abstraction progress, case status, and outstanding documentation. Identify discrepancies and document questions or recommendations regarding abstraction protocols. Collaborate with epidemiologists, healthcare professionals, and project team members. Participate in project meetings and conference calls as needed. Meet established project deadlines while maintaining confidentiality of protected health information. Required Qualifications Clinical training or a clinical background with the ability to interpret medical terminology and clinical documentation. Ability to identify, extract, and verify relevant clinical information from detailed medical records. Understanding of diagnoses, laboratory results, medical histories, and other clinical documentation. Ability to follow established abstraction protocols, case definitions, and reporting requirements. Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills. Ability to work independently, follow detailed procedures, and manage multiple cases and deadlines. Ability to learn and use secure clinical reporting systems and databases. Ability to maintain confidentiality of protected health information. Preferred Qualifications Previous hands-on experience performing structured clinical medical record abstraction. Experience abstracting maternal, neonatal, obstetric, or pediatric medical records. Experience in public health surveillance, epidemiology, clinical research, clinical registries, or quality reporting. Clinical experience in a hospital or similar healthcare environment. Familiarity with specialized surveillance databases or healthcare reporting platforms. Experience applying clinical case definitions or abstraction protocols to verify reported health conditions. Experience supporting grant-funded, research, or public health projects with established reporting deliverables. What We're Looking For The ideal candidate is clinically knowledgeable, highly organized, and comfortable reviewing complex medical documentation. Successful candidates can identify relevant clinical findings, follow detailed abstraction guidelines, verify information against source documentation, and accurately enter results into structured reporting systems. Experience in medical record abstraction, clinical research, healthcare registries, disease surveillance, or structured clinical data collection is particularly valuable. Equal Employment Opportunity Focus People is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #LP1