Data Abstractor
About The Position
Fuel your passion for patient-centered care and elevate your medical career in our thriving physician office. Join our collaborative team, where every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful impact on the well-being of our community. At Tenet Physician Resources, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match Generous paid time off Career development and continuing education opportunities Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status Abstract moderate to highly complex clinical data using established definitions and guidelines and maintain an abstracting volume to meet internal and external reporting deadlines. Perform clinical review of a medical record and summarize the findings to facilitate additional review. Reviews patient non-compliance lists and conducts outreach to ensure timely disease specific and wellness visits. Collects and tracks monthly, quarterly and annual process improvement measures. Conducts analysis of data in cooperation with the medical staff to assist in identification of improvement activities. Understands current issues, practices and trends in healthcare and communicates to employees as appropriate. Presents data collected in an organized format to facilitate analysis and identification of improvement opportunities. Provides documented reports of findings from data collection as requested. Provides education to medical staff members and hospital staff as appropriate to enhance performance and documentation. Other duties as assigned Must be located in Tucson, AZ Supports clinical performance through abstraction, review, and reporting of medical record clinical documentation and billing assessment, to support initiatives related to quality improvement, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED required with completion of Medical Assistant Program strongly preferred.
- Two (2) years of clerical and customer service.
- Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
- Working knowledge of clinical workflows
- Knowledge of Electronic Health Systems
- Knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT codes
- Skill in multi-tasking.
- Skill in customer service.
- Skill in computer hardware and software use.
- Skill in verbal and written communication.
- Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives.
- Skill in analyzing situations accurately and taking effective action.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, policy-making bodies, third-party payers, patients, and the public.
- Skill in organizing work, making assignments, and achieving goals and objectives.
- Skill in exercising judgment and discretion in developing, applying, interpreting, and coordinating departmental policies and procedures.
- Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, calculators, etc.
- Involves sitting approximately 75 percent of the day, walking or standing the remainder, using computers and telephones.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in health-related field and bilingual preferred.
Responsibilities
- Abstract moderate to highly complex clinical data using established definitions and guidelines and maintain an abstracting volume to meet internal and external reporting deadlines.
- Perform clinical review of a medical record and summarize the findings to facilitate additional review.
- Reviews patient non-compliance lists and conducts outreach to ensure timely disease specific and wellness visits.
- Collects and tracks monthly, quarterly and annual process improvement measures.
- Conducts analysis of data in cooperation with the medical staff to assist in identification of improvement activities.
- Understands current issues, practices and trends in healthcare and communicates to employees as appropriate.
- Presents data collected in an organized format to facilitate analysis and identification of improvement opportunities.
- Provides documented reports of findings from data collection as requested.
- Provides education to medical staff members and hospital staff as appropriate to enhance performance and documentation.
- Other duties as assigned
- Supports clinical performance through abstraction, review, and reporting of medical record clinical documentation and billing assessment, to support initiatives related to quality improvement, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
