Clinical data analyst
Newport News, Virginia
For over 100 years, at Riverside Health System, we have made it our mission to care for others as we would care for those we love.
Overview
The Clinical Data Analyst is responsible for interpreting complex medical information in electronic medical records to support critical program activities including direct patient care and regulatory and accreditation requirements.
This position is responsible for abstraction, analysis, and submission of clinical data to national registries. The analyst applies the policies and procedures of national registries in accordance with Riverside Health System standards and governing national registry criteria to assist in the achievement of institutional goals.
The analyst evaluations data for trends and patterns for apparent cause analysis with the goal to assist Riverside Health System and Riverside Regional Medical Center leadership in making data actionable for ongoing process improvement.
This position is responsible for the quality and coordination of data collection, entry, analysis, submission, report preparation, presentation of data, data sharing for process improvement initiatives, bench marking and outcomes research.
Analyst maintains detailed knowledge of registry field definitions, reporting requirements, has a high degree of organizational skill, and is detailed oriented.
The Clinical Data Analyst is responsible for the technical and methodological support of the assigned registry or registries and reports.
What you will do
- Conducts and leads process improvement projects based on analysis of clinical data. Collaborates with others in identifying new and improved ways to distribute clear and concise data and display findings electronically to facilitate access to finding, sharing interpretations and expedite decision making.
- Maintains relationships / mentors the abstractors and their managers. Provides patient lists as required, supports education for the abstractors, coordinates entry, report, analysis, and submissions.
- Completes special projects as assigned. Runs a variety of reports, including compiling data for analysis, preparing and / or conducting presentations of data analysis and distributing to appropriate team members.
Seeks continual Quality Education for assigned registries to serve as the subject manner expert for the specifications manual.
Recommends appropriate system changes or process improvement plan to improve quality and patient safety initiatives, identifies opportunities to improve patient care experience based on registry data.
Updates team members of data review process changes. Participates in Registry Audits as needed.
Abstracts data for specific cardiovascular populations as needed. Ensures data abstraction is accurate and timely. Proactively and effectively communicates variances and collaborates to resolve issues.
Maintains current reference information materials for registry specific abstraction work
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
- Program Graduate, Nursing (Required)
Experience
- 3-4 years clinical data abstracting and / or analysis (Preferred)
- 2 years direct patient care experience (Required)
As a Riverside Health System team member, our benefits have you covered :
Health & Wellness :
- Medical Plan Options
- Vision and Dental plans (including orthodontic care)
- Wellness & fitness center discounts
- Onsite pharmacy and delivery options
- Riverside Health System services discount
- Flexible spending and savings accounts
- Healthy lifestyle incentives
Peace of Mind :
- Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Whole Life Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Pet Insurance
Financial Support :
- CEUs (MedBridge Education)
- 403(b) Savings Plan (Immediate Matching)
- Specialty Certification Financial Assistance
- Company Wide Bonus Program
- Employee Help Fund
Work-Life Balance :
- Paid Time Off (full- and part-time team members)
- Extended illness bank
- Care.com membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Area retail discounts
- Community involvement opportunities
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