GWTG Stroke Data Abstractor: Full-Time

Job Description

A purposeful career is what you will find at Q-Centrix. Making a meaningful impact is what we do every day. Quality data abstraction has become critical in identifying positive patient outcomes as the healthcare industry shifts to value-based care. In fact, medical record abstraction is the preferred data collection method for clinical research, quality improvement, performance measurement, disease surveillance, and other secondary data uses. Our dedicated data abstractors, otherwise known here at Q-Centrix as Senior Clinical Data Specialists (SCDS) use Q-Centrix proprietary technology to contribute to healthcare’s most exciting advancements.

Job Summary

The data abstraction specialist (SCDS - Senior Clinical Data Specialist) delivers quality solutions to hospital partners across the country in real time. They approach each hospital engagement as an opportunity to apply their clinical expertise with precision to advance patient outcomes and research.

Roles/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