Surgical Clinical Reviewer - Hartford - Full Time (Hybrid)

Connecticut Children's Medical Center•Hartford, CT

18d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Surgical Clinical Reviewer’s (SCR) primary responsibility is to collect and submit reliable and accurate 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. The SCR works closely with surgeons and other clinical personnel to identify opportunities for clinical quality improvement and other special projects with populations from neonates through adolescents and helps them be applied to clinical practice.

Requirements

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree required. Ability to complete all pre-training, on-site training, and post-training modules and pass the training post- test.
Experience Required: Minimum one-year experience in hospital surgery department, surgery clinic, clinical research or medical records. Clinical chart review and abstraction experience required. Ability to build relationships and gain alignment for clinical support and be able to articulate questions to receive an appropriate level of support from superiors and peers. Ability to interact with all members of the surgical team and administrative staff in a professional and courteous manner.
LICENSE and/or CERTIFICATION REQUIRED Current State of Connecticut Registered Nurse licensure preferred Position Specific Job License and/or Certification Required Successfully complete the ACS NSQIP SCR Training/Certification within 3 months
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED Knowledge of: Data collection and identification of areas for quality improvement and requires clinical knowledge and understanding of patient care. Demonstrates clinical understanding as well as access to a clinical mentor that can advise when clinical questions arise
SKILLS: Demonstrates ability to learn and to utilize new software and web applications for data entry and report generation. Demonstrates strong analytical and statistical skills Demonstrated strong organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to prioritize workload. Demonstrated computer proficiency in Windows environment (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
ABILITY TO: Gather information in a complex hospital system environment. Identify opportunities to feedback ACS NSQIP data to relevant groups or meetings (for example: M&M, infection control, quality management and administration). The candidate should have experience sharing information across functions. Interact with all levels of management and health care staff to effectively work as a team member by sharing information across multi-functional areas. Develop and sustain positive working relationships with diverse individual and groups Ability to complete all pre-training, on-site training, and post-training modules and pass the training post- test needed for certification. Ability to build relationships and gain alignment for clinical support; must be able to articulate questions to receive an appropriate level of support from superior

Nice To Haves

Education Preferred: RN or BSN preferred, but not required. Non-Nurses in the SCR position should have a mentor at the hospital that is accessible to help the SCR answer difficult clinical questions. The mentor should be an RN, BSN, MSN, NP, PA, or MD.
Experience Preferred: Computer and internet experience required- familiarity and comfort with MS Office products is essential for success in this position (Word and Excel-required; PowerPoint and Access-preferred). Database data entry and/or management experience preferred. Basic statistical knowledge preferred. Quality improvement or patient safety knowledge and experience preferred

Responsibilities

Data Collection and Reporting Initiates, conducts, and manages the retrospective review and abstraction of quality data.
Identifies surgical patients for inclusion in the NSQIP database through the application of program inclusion/exclusion criteria and protocols.
Responsible for the accurate and timely entry of data into the NSQIP database and meets the caseload accrual requirement protocol as indicated.
Collects preoperative, operative, and postoperative data components for the program through the effective utilization of the hospital medical record system and reporting capabilities.
Attends weekly Morbidity & Mortality (M&M) conferences to ensure reliable data collection of postoperative occurrences.
Demonstrates applicability of the methodology and the reliability of definitions utilized by reviewers within the program through Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) testing.
Utilizes software applications for data collection and analysis.
Reviews site accrual reports on the database and responds to accrual report alerts.
Provides periodic data related to surgical clinical pathway metrics and attends Clinical Effectiveness meetings as appropriate.
Teamwork Establishes effective working relationships with members of the hospital community, especially staff in the Surgery, Medicine, Nursing, Medical Records, and Information Solutions Departments whose support is necessary for the management and success of the program.
Contacts patients and/or families postoperatively via telephone and/or written communications for the purpose of identifying possible occurrences associated with surgical procedures performed at the hospital.
Serves as an educational resource on ACS NSQIP for internal and external audiences by developing educational material and delivering presentations.
Assists the Children’s Surgical Program Manager (CSPM) as needed for the CSV re-verification process.
ACS NSQIP Participation Successfully completes the ACS NSQIP Pediatric SCR Training/Certification program upon hire and re-certification exam annually.
Participates in program teleconferences and webinars.
Attends the ACS Quality Conference annually.
Initiates, conducts, and manages the retrospective review and abstraction of quality data.
Identifies surgical patients for inclusion in the program through the application of program inclusion/exclusion criteria and protocols.
Responsible for the accurate and timely entry of data into databases and meets the caseload accrual requirement protocol as indicated.
Reviews information sources and responds to report findings.