Clinical Data Coordinator

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Reviews, organizes, and synthesizes clinical data collected for Improve Care Now, ensuring the data produce valid, meaningful, and reliable results. Proactively supports efforts to deliver safe patient care and promote a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The role maintains the ImproveCareNow Registry and collects, validates, and manages clinical data. It makes data available to clinical team members, provides regular reports, supports quality improvement work, and maintains confidential patient records and information.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in a clinical or related field.
• Three years of experience in data management and coordination, with knowledge of database development, data quality principles, and statistical methodologies.
• Research experience and knowledge of research principles, methodologies, and study design.
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Statistics, or a related field.
• Ability to communicate knowledge of federal regulations and regulatory requirements regarding patient confidentiality.
• Self-directed and motivated to work independently toward short- and long-term goals.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in preparing medical summaries, with strong analytical capabilities.
• Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Good computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint) and basic statistics.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the subspecialty of involvement.
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the ImproveCareNow Registry and collect clinical data, including accurate and timely entry into the registry repository, adherence to data definitions, and validation of data integrity.
• Make data available to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other team members.
• Provide regular reports and conduct team meetings to share data.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of patient data, quality assurance indicators, and results in accordance with HIPAA requirements.
• Maintain extensive records, including disease and outcome information.
• Interact with hospital staff and departments as needed to request and collect data.
• Retrieve and tabulate monthly patient activity data, such as newly diagnosed cases, relapses, progressions, and deaths.
• Collaborate with providers and the Improve CareNow team to continually assess and improve the quality of data entry and analysis.
• Work with the team to identify quality improvement initiatives, implement improvement plans, monitor outcomes, and identify opportunities for improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level