Clinical Data Specialist jobs in Missouri

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Do you love all things data? The clinical data specialist role will allow you the chance to pull different data reports and find new trends within the healthcare system. This role focuses on areas such as behavioral health, weight management, OB, and more! If you are interested apply NOW!

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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Disseminates data from the medical record accurately reflecting governing body’s rules, algorithms and protocols. Continuous learning and adaptability due to registry and regulatory changes
• Supports collaboration with internal team members and external vendors to ensure inter-rater reliability as well as data accuracy and timely submission.
• Contribute to specialized committee or work group meetings in support of process improvements to enhance patient outcomes.
• Identify new processes of improvement, opportunities and trends. Review and resolve any clinical data discrepancies or outliers on completed abstracts
• Skillful with written and oral skills for communicating performance considerations and improvement opportunities to correct parties. Report findings/opportunities/trends to management levels.
• Driven by logical and analytical thinking to solve problems. Possess an eye for detail-oriented analysis and design
• Adept at working independently or within team environment/Self Starter. Ability to multi –task and appropriately prioritize responsibilities for high volume of workload
• Utilize knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy to extract facts from within the record especially when chart documentation is of uncertain quality
• Able to complete certifications (pass exams) if assigned to an abstraction that requires it.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience in a healthcare related field

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 

• None

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