Abstractor RN

Full Time
Tacoma, WA 98402
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Job description
Overview

In 2020 united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care including 11 hospitals and nearly 5000 physicians and providers. Together we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.

Responsibilities


JOB SUMMARY

This job is responsible for abstracting a large volume of clinical case records within published deadlines for continuous reporting to Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and/or The Joint Commission (TJC) in support of CHI-Franciscan Health (CHI-FH) business objectives and compliance with regulatory standards. Work involves; managing the overall record retrieval process for abstracting required data; collecting numerous complex data elements from individual patient records; ensuring the integrity of the electronic data transmitted to an established national database, keeping meticulous records and presenting results to leadership. Incumbents are also accountable for producing reports addressing variances from the regulatory standards for clinical outcomes, and identifying significant data trends, outlier values or unusual data for additional review by physicians and/or management staff.


Essential Dutiies:

  • Abstracts clinical data from assigned CHI-FH hospitals/clinics for internal customers and external entities, in accordance with contractual requirements.
  • Produces abstracted data using organizational software and a uniform report format to maximize organizational consistency.
  • Develops reports and presents/explains abstracted data to various committees and leadership groups at FHS to meet the quality improvement needs of the organization.

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Qualifications

Education/Work Experience Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing, and three years of recent related work experience that demonstrates the attainment of the requisite job knowledge, skills and abilities.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing is strongly preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Current licensure by the Washington State Board of Nursing is required.

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