Medical Record Abstractor

WiredPeople, Inc. • Tallahassee, FL

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About The Position

WiredPeople is hiring a full-time Medical Record Abstractor to support the Florida Violent Death Reporting System. The ideal candidate must be located in Florida. The role involves abstracting violent death case information from multiple data sources and entering it into the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) web-based data collection system. The Data Abstractor is expected to achieve 95% accuracy and average at least 35 cases per week.

The position requires timely database registration and identity proofing, regular progress reporting to the Department Program Manager, weekly work and case-count narratives, and participation in program tracking and meetings. The Data Abstractor also participates in monthly CDC NVDRS workgroup calls, takes notes, and submits a summary to the Program Manager on the day of each call.

Requirements

• Ability to perform data entry from a variety of violent death data sources with a high degree of accuracy.
• Experience working in a public health-related capacity.
• Ability to review reports, understand complex information, synthesize information, and write brief narrative summaries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly, accurately, and completely.
• Ability to prioritize work effectively, meet project deadlines, and plan, organize, and coordinate assignments.
• Ability to organize data and information into logical formats for presentations, reports, documents, publications, and other written materials.
• Must be located within the state of Florida.

Responsibilities

• Complete database registration and identity proofing within five business days of an initiated database access request.
• Abstract, edit, and enter violent death case information into the NVDRS web-based data collection system, including narratives and applicable circumstance coding, with 95% accuracy.
• Report progress and barriers directly to the Department Program Manager.
• Submit a weekly narrative to the Program Manager by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time each Friday, documenting hours worked and cases abstracted.
• Assist program staff in maintaining real-time tracking sheets for abstracted records.
• Abstract an average of at least 35 cases per week.
• Participate in monthly CDC NVDRS workgroup calls and use coding calls to receive feedback or technical assistance.
• Take notes during monthly calls and submit a brief summary to the Program Manager by close of business on the day of the call.
• Attend and actively participate in bi-weekly program staff meetings via Teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed