Performance Improvement Abstractor (Local / Hybrid)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides project support and data collection assistance to improve organizational or departmental systems and processes. Coordinates projects with quality and safety teams, providing clinical information and analysis under occasional guidance. The Department of Quality, Safety, and Risk Prevention (QSRP) equips and empowers Vanderbilt Health faculty and staff at our Main Campus, Regional Hospitals and Ambulatory Divisions to offer care that is safe, timely, effective, efficient and patient-centered. We are focused on providing high-quality care through doing the right thing for our patients to reach desired health outcomes, while also preventing errors or adverse events and reducing risks. The various teams within QSRP foster knowledge sharing to extend best practice use, reduce variability and facilitate improvements in outcomes throughout our health system and strengthening Vanderbilt Health’s mission of personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities through our QSRP Strategic Plan. Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more. At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing
3 years of nursing experience
Ability to work remotely in a hybrid environment
LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level: 3 years
Education: Bachelor's

Nice To Haves

STRATEGIC PLANNING (NOVICE)
TIME MANAGEMENT (INTERMEDIATE)
COMMUNICATION (INTERMEDIATE)
DATA TRANSFORMATION INTO INFORMATION (NOVICE)
DATA ANALYSIS (INTERMEDIATE)
JUDGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING (INTERMEDIATE)
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE (NOVICE)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (NOVICE)

Responsibilities

Collects elements from medical records, analyzes patterns, and reports data for both internal and external metrics for Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital to support organizational performance improvement.
Maintains awareness of requirements for the collection of clinical information, including definitions, deadlines, and changes to submission requirements.
Provides input into departmental discussions based on quality and safety data collection and abstraction activities.
Under direct supervision, develops project deliverables, manages timelines by escalating issues to ensure timely resolution, and evaluates outcomes to facilitate organizational memory and knowledge transfer.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position, and additional duties may be assigned.