STS Cardiac Data Abstractor: Part-Time

Join us in advancing safer, consistent, quality healthcare for all. Job Summary: Under the direction of the Manager or Senior Manager, the Senior Clinical Data Specialist plays a vital role in delivering quality solutions to hospital partners across the country, approaching each hospital engagement as an opportunity to apply your expertise with precision. This is a unique opportunity to become a part of our team during a milestone moment in our growth, benefiting from our deep cancer registry experience and employee-centric leadership. Roles and 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 Skills and Abilities: • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to approach problems in a systematic method using the ability to synthesize data and suggest recommendations • Demonstrates high standards for accuracy and attention to detail • Demonstrates technical savvy and strong desire to learn new systems and technology • Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel) • 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 • Adapts to changes in hospital partner timelines, requirements, and project assignments • Maintains a high degree of responsibility in keeping PHI secure and confidential • Applicants for employment with Q-Centrix must be legally authorized to work in the United States now or in the future without sponsorship. Education and Experience: • Direct abstraction experience within the STS General Thoracic (GTS) or Adult Cardiac (ACS) registry within the last 12 months. • Exposure to multiple patient medical record systems (EMRs) and clinical databases. • Direct clinical experience (preferred). • RN or LPN Credential or substantial clinical experience (preferred). Total Rewards: At Q-Centrix, our purpose—safer, consistent, quality healthcare for all—drives everything we do. To accomplish this important work, we need to attract, engage, and retain a talented team by providing a compelling, equitable rewards package comprised of an inclusive culture, flexible work environment, learning and development opportunities, competitive pay that rewards high performance, and robust benefits that support health and financial wellness. Add to this package a supportive community of people who help each other not only do meaningful work, but learn, grow, and have fun while doing so, and you get an organization that has earned the Great Place to Work distinction multiple years in a row! The target wage range for this role is $27.00 - $32.00 per hour. Individual wage rates within this range are based on multiple factors including but not limited to skills, experiences, licensure, certifications, and other business and organizational considerations. Wage ranges are reviewed, at minimum, annually and all team members are eligible for performance-based wage rate increases annually. The Q-Centrix compensation plan is productivity and accuracy focused, therefore, actual compensation could be higher or lower than target, dependent upon the team member's performance. In addition to our inclusive and innovative working environment and competitive pay, part-time* team members enjoy a fully remote work environment with a flexible schedule. • Team members who are committed to work 29 hours or fewer each week are considered part-time Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: At Q-Centrix, we hire people who love learning, value innovation, and believe in our purpose of safer, consistent, quality health care for all. We applaud qualified applicants who are accountable and committed to pr

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