Surgical Clinical Reviewer
Job Summary
The Senior Clinical Data Specialist is responsible for delivering quality solutions to hospital partners by accurately coding and summarizing patient medical records. This role involves navigating EMR systems and maintaining high-quality submissions within specified registries. The specialist will work independently to prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines while ensuring clinical data integrity.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, code, and summarize patient medical records
- Ensure accurate data submission to registries
- Navigate EMR and registry entry tools
- Maintain compliance with regulatory reporting requirements
- Collaborate with hospital partners and team leads
Required Skills
- Active SCR certification
- RN credentials
- NSQIP/NSQIP Pediatric registry experience
- Intermediate MS Excel proficiency
- Strong analytical and time management skills
Job Details
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Apply specialized clinical knowledge to categorize, code, summarize, interpret, and calculate registry/case information from 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; manage expectations, flag obstacles, and propose solutions.
- Navigate electronic medical records (EMR) and registry/case entry tools, troubleshooting technical issues as they arise.
- Contribute to team best practices, data dictionaries, abstraction guidelines, and identify process improvement opportunities.
- Keep up to date on mandated regulatory/publicly reported data requirements from federal, state, and payer agencies.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesize data.
- Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel).
- Demonstrates high standards for accuracy and attention to detail.
- Technical proficiency and willingness to learn new systems.
- Ability to thrive independently and take ownership of projects/patient records.
- Clear communication skills to collaborate with hospital partners and team members.
- Strong self-organizational and time management skills.
- Commitment to keeping PHI secure and confidential.
Education and Experience:
- Must have an active SCR certification.
- RN credentials required.
- Direct clinical data abstraction experience within the NSQIP or NSQIP Pediatric registry within the last year.
- Exposure to multiple EMR systems and clinical databases.
- Direct clinical experience.