STS Cardiac Data Abstractor: Full-Time

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 Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Microsoft Excel)

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