Sudors Abstractor

CDC Foundation•Ohio, OH

12d•$55,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2 A) program. Under this cooperative agreement, CDC Foundation will hire and place abstractors in OD2A jurisdictions who demonstrate a need for abstraction support to implement OD2A objectives. States are required to submit comprehensive fatal overdose data to CDC twice a year, with data submission timelines varying depending on Tier. For fatal overdoses, states are required to enter abstracted death certificate and coroner, and medical examiner reports on unintentional and undetermined intent overdose deaths into the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) which leverages the web-based platform used for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). The abstractor will work closely with the Ohio SUDORS team to identify drug overdose deaths that meet the SUDORS case definition, contact specific coroner and medical examiner offices to request reports and abstract appropriate information from the reports into the SUDORS database.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s or nursing degree or emergency medical technician/death investigation certificate is required; Master’s degree is preferred (preferably in nursing, public health, or a health-related field)
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work independently and within a team environment
Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with ability to be efficient and consistently deliver high-quality work under time constraints
Proficiency in navigating computer systems; ability to learn new data systems quickly and to comply with data integrity and security to safeguard all personal identifiable information
Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
Emotional resilience to deal with potentially triggering data daily
Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred (preferably in nursing, public health, or a health-related field)
Proficiency in at least one statistical analysis software program (preferably SAS) is preferred but not required
Proficiency in Microsoft Access preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain working relationships with vital records and medical examiner/coroner offices, forensic centers, and law enforcement
Abstract data from death certificates and coroner and medical examiner reports, including postmortem toxicology findings, into SUDORS. Data shall be abstracted into online databases in a timely manner using established protocols
Work with the drug overdose surveillance teams to refine their fatal drug overdose data processing and ensure coordination in drug overdose data efforts
Participate in SUDORS data quality assurance activities
Conduct manual reviews of narrative fields within SUDORS as needed
Assist in the completion of SUDORS closeout reports (e.g., case validation and quality control reports)
Attend SUDORS workgroup meetings
Potentially contribute to SUDORS-related manuscripts, surveillance reports, and/or data briefs, depending on interest and skillset.
Maintain working knowledge of all coding guidance and database changes.
Follow data security and confidentiality procedures and protocols
Travel to provide on-site data abstraction, as needed