Surgical Clinical Reviewer

Shriners Children's • Galveston, TX

2d

About The Position

The Surgical Clinical Reviewer will collect and submit reliable data to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) for the facility. The Surgical Clinical Reviewer will work closely with the Clinical Quality Outcomes Manager, Medical Affairs Leadership and Department of Surgery at all participating facilities to identify opportunities for clinical quality improvement and other special projects. This is accomplished through high-quality data compilation, documentation and entry into the ACS NSQIP database of all eligible surgeries for the hospital and through analysis and presentation of the data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare
• Clinical chart review and abstraction experience
• Familiarity with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree in Nursing
• 1 year experience in an OR, ICU or PACU
• Clinical and medical records experience
• Quality improvement or patient safety knowledge and experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible for collection and submission of reliable data to the ACS NSQIP. This is accomplished through high quality data compilation, documentation and entry into the ACS NSQIP database of all eligible surgeries for the hospital.
• Successfully complete the ACS NSQIP training program and participate in ongoing training, conferences and calls
• Collects clinical data on variables, including preoperative risk factors, intraoperative variables and 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity outcomes for patients undergoing major and minor surgical procedures in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Validates and submits the data through a secure, Web-based system.
• Performs quality assessment and improvement activities.
• Meets regularly with the Surgeon Champion and quality team to review results.
• Follow data acquisition and transmission protocol set out in the ACS NSQIP Operating Manual to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Communicate with surgical patients via a 30-day follow-up letter or phone call, and conduct periodic death searches in public records to obtain complete 30-day follow-up data.
• Participate in regular audits, conducted by ACS NSQIP staff, to test data quality.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day!
• In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service.
• Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected.
• Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more!
• Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time