Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range

$34.40 - $47.30/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.
Overview
The RN Cardiovascular Clinical Data Analyst is responsible for the collection, submission and analysis of statistical data and complex medical information from a variety of patient sources including registries, internal reports, and electronic medical records for the cardiovascular patients that supports critical program activities including direct patient care and regulatory and accreditation requirements. The RN Cardiovascular Clinical Data Analyst will act as the subject matter expert for quality measures and quality concepts by providing education, presentations and consultation while serving as a leader in the clinical quality evaluation activities to promote performance improvement initiatives and maintain compliance with regulatory standards. The RN Cardiovascular Data Analyst serves as an integral part of the Quality Department team and assists RHS and RRMC in making data actionable for ongoing process improvement. This position is responsible for the data collection, entry, analysis, submission, report preparation, presentation of data, data sharing for process improvement initiatives, bench marking and outcomes research. Analyst maintains detailed knowledge of registry field definitions, reporting requirements, has a high degree of organizational skill, and is detailed oriented. The RN Cardiovascular Clinical Data Analyst is responsible for the technical and methodological support of the assigned registry or registries and reports.

What you will do

Maintains relationships with the internal and contracted data and quality team and serves as the data manager for the various registries within the Cardiovascular Quality Department. These registries include VQI, STS ACSD, STS/ACC TVT, Cath PCI, EP, LAAO and Chest Pain Center. Provides patient lists as required, supports education for the abstractors, coordinates entry, report, analysis, validations, and submissions.
Conducts and leads process improvement projects based on analysis of clinical data. Collaborates with others in identifying new and improved ways to distribute clear and concise data and display findings electronically to facilitate access to finding, sharing interpretations and expedite decision making.
Coordinates the collection, submission and analysis of statistical data related to the clinical outcomes for designated patient populations and is the subject matter expert for the data registries and specifications manual. Assures data integrity. Disseminates data reports to accountable individuals and team members in a timely fashion. Maintains all dashboards with current data.
Completes special projects as assigned. Runs a variety of reports, including compiling data for analysis, preparing and /or conducting presentations of data analysis and distributing to appropriate team members. Works closely with Quality Director to ensure accurate data and recommends appropriate system changes or process improvement plan to improve quality and patient safety initiatives based on the registry data and outcome reports. Participates in Registry Audits as needed.
Abstracts data for specific cardiovascular populations as needed. Ensures data abstraction is accurate and timely. Proactively and effectively communicates variances and collaborates to resolve issues. Maintains current reference information materials for registry specific abstraction work. Provides back up support for all registries within the cardiovascular service line Quality department.
Leads and manages the coordination of a facility program. An example is the Chest Pain Center Coordinator.
Effectively uses statistical tools to provide multidisciplinary team(s) with meaningful data and information in a timely manner. Provides education and consultation to medical and clinical team members regarding quality and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
Associates Degree, Nursing (Required)

Experience

2 years Direct patient care experience (Required)
2 years Quality, data abstraction and/or analysis, or CDI experience (Preferred)
2 years Critical or Cardiac Care experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) - National Association of Healthcare Quality Healthcare Quality Certification Board (Preferred)

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