RN - Surgical Clinical Reviewer (SCR) - Adult, Hybrid, Part-Time, SOM - Surgery

Job Summary

To collect and submit reliable data to the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) through high-quality data compilation, documentation and entry into the NSQIP database of all eligible surgeries for the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Identifies surgical patients for inclusion in the program through inclusion criteria and protocols;
• Collections and reports data;
• Identifies all metabolic and bariatric surgery patients for inclusion in the MBSAQIP data registry;
• Collects preoperative, interoperative, 30-day postoperative, and long-term (6 month and annual thereafter) follow-up data components for the program;
• Identifies streamlining and process improvement opportunities in the data collection process and enters data into database;
• Collections preoperative, operative, and postoperative data components for the program through the efficient utilization of the hospital medical record systems;
• Works effectively with all appropriate hospital and medical center staff and surgeon office staff necessary for the management and success of the program;
• Serves as an educational resource on the MBSAQIP data registry platform for internal and external audiences by developing educational material and delivering presentations;
• Attends weekly morbidity and mortality conference to ensure reliable data collection of postoperative occurrences;
• Demonstrates applicability of the methodology and the reliability of definitions utilized by reviewers within the program through inter-rater reliability testing;
• Identifies streamlining and process improvement opportunities in the data collection program process;
• Maintains knowledge of medical terminology and documentation trends.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years' experience in hospital surgery department or surgery clinic;
• BSN preferred;
• CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Valid RN license, successful NSQIP SCR training/certification within ninety days of hire date.