Cardiovascular Clinical Abstractor Senior / Intermediate

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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Summary

We are seeking a Cardiovascular Clinical Abstractor to join our team of cardiovascular quality and safety experts. The Frankel Cardiovascular Center Quality & Safety team plays a key role in registry data management, evidence-based performance improvement, and the facilitation of optimal clinical outcomes for cardiovascular patients across the inpatient and ambulatory care domains.

As a Cardiovascular Clinical Abstractor, you will be responsible for comprehensive patient-level data collection, validation, analysis, and interpretation. Our Clinical Abstractors collaborate directly with our clinical partners to ensure optimal documentation of risk and outcomes. You will also partner with the corresponding National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Registry Site Manager and/or Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Site Coordinator to ensure complete, accurate, and timely data submission and to develop and distribute standard and ad hoc reports. We strive to ensure that our abstractors are cross-trained to no more than two clinically distinct registries and/or programs at any given time. Clinical registry responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1.       NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry

2.       The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) Registry

3.       NCDR CathPCI Registry (Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty)

4.       BMC2 PCI Registry

5.       Other programs and/or registries as assigned

This position reports to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center Quality & Safety Program Manager. This position may be eligible for remote and/or flexible work opportunities at the discretion of the hiring department.  Flexible work agreements are reviewed annually and are subject to change dependent on the business needs of the hiring department, throughout the course of employment.

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

70%

• Perform timely and accurate chart level abstraction and validation of cardiovascular clinical quality data utilizing clinical judgment and knowledge related to appropriate patient populations and projects to meet requirements.
• Maintain expert-level knowledge of registry inclusion/exclusion criteria, definitions, and FAQs. Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret complex data definitions/specifications manuals, apply to data abstraction, and explain nuances to clinical stakeholders. May attend regional and national registry conferences to this end.

25%

• Participate in efforts to improve data accuracy and quality; participate in external audits and internal registry inter-rater reliability processes.
• Synthesize and analyze large quantities of information to create succinct communications that inform and influence decision-making; develop, prepare, maintain and distributes reports.
• Review and analyze registry data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement; partner with the corresponding Registry Site Manager and/or CQI Site Coordinator to recommend and/or support implementation of quality improvement activities.

5%

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in science in a healthcare or related field.
• Experience with clinical data collection and/or reporting. 
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; able to adjust style and tone as needed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Experience working with diverse teams and multiple stakeholders; demonstrated problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail; able to consistently meet deadlines in a fast paced and changing environment with multiple competing tasks and priorities.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and free from immediate direction within the scope of responsibility and a team-focused framework.
• Experience navigating electronic medical record software, databases and/or clinical registry software; proficiency with Microsoft software applications.
• Reliably able to attend virtual meetings.
• Some overnight travel for registry-related meetings and conferences.

SENIOR Level Required Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of relevant clinical experience in direct patient care or healthcare research.
• Experience with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, quality improvement initiatives and/or project management.

INTERMEDIATE Level Required Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of relevant clinical experience in direct patient care or healthcare research.
• Exposure to Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, quality improvement initiatives and/or project management.

Desired Qualifications*

• Clinical direct patient care experience in a cardiac catheterization laboratory, electrophysiology laboratory, cardiovascular inpatient or ambulatory care unit, or cardiac rehabilitation program.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
• A Master's degree in an applicable field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Recent experience with any of the NCDR suite of registries.
• Relevant professional certification such as Six Sigma or CPHQ.

Underfill Statement

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.