Data Abstractor

State of Utah Office of the Governor•Salt Lake City, UT

3d•$17 - $30•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) team with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services as the Data Abstractor. You will be responsible for conducting a thorough review of medical records for the purpose of extracting violence and injury data for several federal grants awarded to VIPP. You will be responsible for case tracking, reviewing medical records, death certificates, medical examiner records, and toxicology reports for data that will be entered in large databases. The goal of the grants is to increase the timeliness and quality of data in violence and injury surveillance systems to aid in associated risk factor reporting and dissemination of surveillance findings to key stakeholders working to prevent or respond to opioid overdoses.

Requirements

Good communication and interpersonal skills
Experience using computer applications for data entry
Data literacy skills
Ability to work in a team environment
Knowledge of how to manage the psychological impact resulting from daily exposure to information which is known to cause vicarious trauma

Nice To Haves

Health Information Management (HIM) degree or schooling, medical coding certificate or medical records background

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the VIPP abstraction team to coordinate priorities in data abstractions to meet state and federal requirements
Coordinate with VIPP abstraction team to conduct remote abstractions from death records, police reports and health records
Enter abstracted data into national databases with a high degree of accuracy and quality
Summarize abstracted data into a supportive narrative for each record
Work closely with VIPP epidemiologists on data analysis for various reports, projects and grant reporting
Maintain accurate records, logs, and confidentiality of protected health information
Assist with other data collection projects as needed