Sr Clin Data Abstractor Temp to Hire

POSITION SUMMARY

Perform high-quality medical record abstraction by combining proficient-level experiences in data management and software with medical terminology, medical coding, information encoding, and analytical capabilities. Interpret and manage complex clinical patient data for research, quality improvement, and regulatory reporting.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data Abstraction: Accurately review, interpret, and abstract clinical patient data from various electronic health record (EHR) systems, paper charts, and other source documents in accordance with defined project or research protocols, clinical, data, and technical specifications, and dictionaries.
• Coding and Classification: Apply knowledge of medical coding systems (e.g., ICD-10, MedDRA, CPT, HCPCS) and standard of care guidelines, to interpret, classify and categorize abstracted clinical data points from unstructured text to standardized machine readable data in one common database schema.
• Electronic Data Capture (EDC): Utilize specialized data management software (e.g., REDCap, registries, and custom built EDC systems) to enter, track, and maintain the integrity of clinical data encoded into queryable databases.
• Technical Support: Aid cross-functional teams in translating clinical and data abstraction and encoding requirements. Support prompt engineering and design for all AI and LLM initiatives.
• Data Management: Apply and support establishing program specific clinical data management best practices (CGDMP) and good clinical practice (GCP) during the abstraction and encoding process resulting in accurate, legible, contemporaneous, original, attributable, complete and consistent for end-to-end ETL workflows.
• Quality Assurance and Control: Apply industry standard best practices for utilizing real-world data for research, quality monitoring, and regulatory reporting using technical and analytical software such as running MACROs and using Excel/Google Sheets functions and formulas, and pivot tables to support ensuring abstracted data are accurate and clinical complete.
• Mentoring and Subject Matter Expertise (SME): Conduct peer reviews on medical record data interpreted and encoded by abstraction peers to ensure quality and productivity performance align with the programs expectations.
• Protocol Adherence: Maintain strict adherence to all project and research protocols, institutional review board (IRB) requirements, HIPAA regulations, data management best practices (e.g., DAMA, SCDM, ACRP, and SOCRA), and organizational policies regarding patient privacy and data security.
• Process Improvement: Participate in the development and refinement of abstraction and quality guidelines, tools, and standard operating procedures.
• Daily Operations: Provide timely and accurate daily, weekly, or monthly abstraction submissions, productivity reporting, and actively participate in team meetings and workshops.
• Certifications: Maintenance of all relevant clinical or technical licensures.
• Other duties and responsibilities to be performed as assigned.

Qualifications

• Clinical Background: U. S. licensed Nurse, PA-C, NP, or DNP is required with a Master’s degree in health sciences. Strong understanding of medical terminology, disease processes (especially cancer), standard clinical workflows, and genetic testing.
• Clinical Experience: Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in clinical data abstraction and medical records review, preferably in cancer, women’s health, rare diseases.
• Data Abstraction Expertise: Proven ability to accurately read, interpret, and abstract complex clinical information from various electronic and paper medical record sources.
• Data Management Expertise: Direct experience performing clinical data encoding using standard ontologies including but not limited to ICD-10-CM and SNOMED CT. Direct experience performing data mapping, standardization, and harmonization.
• Quality and Compliance: Demonstrated commitment to data integrity, quality control processes, and adherence to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite, creating pivot tables, generating reports, data analysis, and using clinical data systems or databases common in clinical data abstraction, research, or clinical data management (e.g., fillable forms, ECDs, data registries).
• Certifications/Industry Expertise: CCDM, CCRP, ACR-P, or CRA preferred.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently, manage time effectively, prioritize and organize tasks, and meet strict productivity and quality deadlines.

General Expertise

• Possess a high level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Capable of working part of a team on high visibility projects and tasks with high rates of communication.
• In-depth attention to detail and a fast learner.
• Responding to shifting priorities and changes.

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

Remote USA

$35 — $40 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com .

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

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