DATA ABSTRACTOR, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, FULL TIME DAYS

Shift: Day shift hours
Department: Diagnostic Support UH
Compensation:

* Base Pay Range: $30.66 - $50.01 / hour, based on experience

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a detail-oriented and analytical professional to support our transplant team through expert data management and reporting. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker with a keen eye for accuracy, capable of identifying trends and ensuring compliance with key regulatory agencies. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on problem-solving, enjoys working with complex medical data, and is passionate about improving healthcare outcomes. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential, as this individual will work closely with clinical teams, quality specialists, and regulatory bodies. If you are motivated by data-driven decision-making and want to play a crucial role in advancing transplant care, we invite you to join our team!

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to multiple hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

* Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

* Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays

* Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three years

* Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

* Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

* See a comprehensive list of benefitshere.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Gather, enter, and harvest data from databases, compile information, and prepare reports to facilitate efficient workloads and identify trends or issues for corrective action. Create reports providing team productivity, physician intradepartmental feedback, project specific data and identification of trends or issues with coding and documentation accuracy.

Collect, validate, and enter data required for submission to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and other entities employed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that oversee the United States transplant system.

Maintain knowledge of current and developing issues and policy changes in UNOS, CMS, HHS medical coding, documentation, and outcomes registries such as Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

Review and analyze inpatient or outpatient medical records for quality documentation practices, resulting in accurate and compliant queries to assist in ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding assignments or outcomes registries.

Work collaboratively with Quality positions on RFI content and with coding staff for determining principal diagnoses, Diagnosis Related Group, CPTs, and severity scorings.

Identify trends and issues for corrective action. Perform data abstraction from chart review/EMR for specific patient populations, directly related to the registry identified.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of registry standards and changes and communicate to appropriate personnel and providers.

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships in inter-departmental teams.

Assist with the maintenance of the transplant registry and the creation of formal presentations.

May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in nursing, biology, chemistry, physics, IT, or a related field.

Experience in documentation review, quality, ICD-9 coding, and education/communication with physicians.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Performance improvement experience.

Transplant experience at an academic medical center.

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.