RN Clinical Database Coord

Bronson Healthcare•Kalamazoo, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Database Coordinator collects and submits reliable data through clinical screening, data compilation, documentation, and database entry. The position works independently on patient care units and develops, schedules, and prioritizes its workload while remaining flexible to assist with coverage and collaborating with other reviewers. Daily interaction with physicians and staff requires excellent communication skills and an assertive, tactful approach to obtaining medical staff cooperation. The coordinator performs initial and concurrent case reviews, abstracts and validates clinical data, follows up based on clinical judgment, and enters data accurately and on time in accordance with program requirements. The role interprets medical-record information, including medications, vital signs, and surgical outcomes; identifies and reports quality variances; and collaborates with patient-care teams, medical staff, IT, and quality teams on documentation, data collection, and improvement work. The coordinator also contributes to education, program meetings, and reviewer reliability activities.

Requirements

Current Michigan Registered Nurse license in good standing and up-to-date clinical skills.
Currently trained and licensed RN with 3–5 years of acute care experience.
Working knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, related procedures, and the effects of pathology and pharmacology on care.
Experience with database, spreadsheet, and word-processing software.
Self-directed and flexible, with the ability to prioritize and work in a fluid, dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
Ability to demonstrate effective working relationships with physicians and peers, promote collaboration, and accept substantial responsibility and accountability.
Excellent clinical skills, advanced problem-solving ability, and ability to act as a role model and teach others in a supportive manner.
Knowledge of Bronson and community services related to the assigned service line.
Ability to attend to detail while maintaining focus on overall goals and issues, and to maintain accurate, detailed, and organized records.
Ability to communicate daily with physicians, multidisciplinary teams, Patient Safety & Quality team, referral physicians, and community agencies while maintaining customer-service standards.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; ability to discern issues with physicians and staff while maintaining composure.
Ability to maintain confidentiality in verbal and written communication.
Ability to move throughout the hospital and between workstations while maintaining positive interdepartmental relationships.
Ability to perform work that is mentally and/or visually exceptionally tiring for more than 90% of the work time; considerable standing or walking; regular lifting of objects weighing 20 pounds or less; assistance with heavier tasks such as lifting and moving patients; and some straining or fatiguing positions and motions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience in database entry, statistics, quality improvement, patient safety, reimbursement systems, and/or management.

Responsibilities

Collect and submit reliable data through clinical screening, data compilation, documentation, and database entry.
Work independently on patient care units and develop, schedule, and prioritize work to complete assigned responsibilities.
Assist with coverage issues and collaborate with other reviewers.
Demonstrate reviewer methodology and reliability of definitions through Inter-Rater Reliability testing, as applicable.
Establish effective working relationships with members of the hospital community.
Contact patients and/or families by telephone or written communication.
Develop educational materials and presentations and serve as an educational resource for internal and external audiences.
Participate in weekly teleconferences with other clinical nurse reviewers and attend requested educational programs related to the program.
Review the weekly site accrual report and respond to accrual report alerts.
Enter data accurately and on time in the program database and meet caseload accrual requirements.
Communicate with assigned service-line physicians and multidisciplinary teams about ongoing process and quality-improvement projects; maintain regular communication with the Surgeon/Champion.
Collaborate with medical staff, nursing staff, and other patient caregivers.
Perform initial case reviews, abstract data, and conduct follow-up reviews based on clinical judgment.
Validate data before uploading it to the collaborative site.
Work with IT staff to ensure accurate data collection.
Perform concurrent reviews and abstract identified components of inpatient medical records.
Interpret clinical information in medical records, including medications, vital signs, and surgical outcomes.
Use software applications for data collection and analysis.
Coordinate with patient-care teams to ensure complete documentation in the medical record and communicate pertinent information to appropriate administrative and medical staff departments.
Identify quality variances, document them on a worksheet, and report them to the Manager and Director of Patient Safety & Quality.