RN Clinical Data Abstractor - Remote

PeaceHealth is seeking a RN Clinical Data Abstractor - Quality Outcomes for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. This remote role requires the incumbent work and reside in OR, WA or AK by date of hire. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $45.14 – $67.70. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc. Job Summary: Responsible for abstracting and/or auditing a large volume of clinical case records, data, or other information within established deadlines in support of PeaceHealth's quality assessment and performance improvement program and compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. Applies clinical training, knowledge and clinical experience in the review of moderate to highly complex clinical information from individual patient records and other sources to abstract data elements for clinical registries and to ensure compliance with standards of care, policies and procedures, regulations or accreditation requirements. Produce reports addressing variances from established standards, and identify significant data trends, outlier values or unusual data for additional review by physicians, clinical value improvement staff and/or leadership. Responsible for the integrity of the reported data.

Manages, schedules and receives patient records for abstracting from multiple PeaceHealth hospitals; abstracts moderate to highly complex clinical data using established definitions and abstraction guidelines; maintains an abstracting volume to meet internal and external reporting deadlines. Enters abstracted data into the appropriate registry or third-party vendor software within the established deadlines for data submission. Conducts or coordinates audits of patient records or other information to support the quality assurance and performance improvement program in each PeaceHealth community and evaluate compliance with established standards and/or regulatory and accreditation requirements. Identifies potential areas of concern/interest; interprets actual trends and develops reports that display variances from established standards of care or regulatory standards; summarizes findings and draws conclusions; maintains ongoing variance reports and communicates findings to provider, clinical value improvement caregivers and/or leadership in a timely manner; works with providers to interpret data trends and/or variances. Maintains accuracy in abstraction by following published guidelines and abstraction specifications; maintain accuracy and integrity of audit information by following standards and guidelines; facilitates and participates in quality assurance audits of abstracted/audited data to ensure a high level of inter-rater reliability among the clinical data abstractor team and achievement of acceptable validation results from external audits. Creates case finding or internal audit reports in an acceptable format for additional review by providers, clinical value improvement caregivers and/or leadership. Participates in teleconferences, webinars, and/or onsite educational opportunities. Shares knowledge with clinical value improvement caregivers and teams. Creates and supports an environment that fosters and supports teamwork; works collaboratively with providers, clinical value improvement caregivers, health information management, and operational leaders. Participates in team or committee meetings to present and discuss data and identify trends as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned.