Data Abstractor

PLEASE NOTE:  This position is fully onsite for the first year.

The work location for this position is Lewiston, Idaho

Full-Time: 80-hrs per pay period

Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k w/ employer match
• Short & Long-term disabilities
• Life & AD&D insurances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• and more…

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Quality and Learning Center, and the supervision of the Clinical Data Analyst Supervisor, supports a comprehensive Medical Center quality program. Responsibilities shall include abstraction of data for internal and external use.  

Responsibilities shall be discharged in such a manner as to support the goals and objectives of the Medical Center’s quality improvement and in keeping with Mission, Philosophy, and Values of the organization.  

Primary (Essential) Duties:

• Responsible for the submission of Joint Commission and CMS required quality data to the designated vendor in the form of Core Measures data abstraction.
• Responsible for collection and submission of accurate data into the state and national registries. 
• Performs data entry with an approved accuracy rate in the defined timeframe.
• Responsible for generating monthly and quarterly reports related to Quality Measure compliance.
• Responsible for reviewing the records requested by designated vendor for external chart audit validation of submitted quality data.
• Participates in the Patient Safety Clinical Quality/Performance Innovation and Improvement Process by assisting the Director of Quality with meeting preparation and minute taking.
• Assists the director with quality reviews to identify opportunities for improvement or problem resolution.  Examples include but are not limited to:
  
  • Joint Commission Accreditation and Certification Metrics as assigned
  • Mortality and Morbidity Review
  • Other quality reviews as concerns are identified.
• Assists the director in maintaining Quality Assurance Profiles, Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE) and Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) on physicians/allied health professionals on the Medical Staff.
• Complete any required education courses required by registries or deemed appropriate by the Quality and Learning Center Director. 

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position.  While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Required:

• High school diploma or GED

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in health information management, Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or related Healthcare
• Three (3) or more years of data management, data analysis, or quality improvement experience in an acute care or clinical setting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint