Data Abstractor

Overview

Fuel your passion for patient-centered care and elevate your medical career in our thriving physician office. Join our collaborative team, where every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful impact on the well-being of our community.

At Tenet Physician Resources, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Carondelet Riverstone - can be remote (locally)

Supports clinical performance through abstraction, review, and reporting of medical record clinical documentation and billing assessment, to support initiatives related to quality improvement, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Abstract moderate to highly complex clinical data using established definitions and guidelines and maintain an abstracting volume to meet internal and external reporting deadlines.
• Perform clinical review of a medical record and summarize the findings to facilitate additional review.
• Reviews patient non-compliance lists and conducts outreach to ensure timely disease specific and wellness visits.
• Collects and tracks monthly, quarterly and annual process improvement measures.
• Conducts analysis of data in cooperation with the medical staff to assist in identification of improvement activities.
• Understands current issues, practices and trends in healthcare and communicates to employees as appropriate.
• Presents data collected in an organized format to facilitate analysis and identification of improvement opportunities.
• Provides documented reports of findings from data collection as requested.
• Provides education to medical staff members and hospital staff as appropriate to enhance performance and documentation.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma/GED required with completion of Medical Assistant Program strongly preferred.

Experience: Two (2) years of clerical and customer service. Experience in health-related field and bilingual preferred.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Working knowledge of clinical workflows
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Systems
• Knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT codes

Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, calculators, etc.

Work Environment: Position is in a well-lit office environment. Occasional evening and weekend work.

Mental/Physical Requirements: Involves sitting approximately 75 percent of the day, walking or standing the remainder, using computers and telephones.

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Organization Description

Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLC, also known as Carondelet Medical Group, is one of Tucson's premier destinations for primary care and multispecialty services. Our comprehensive offerings include high-quality care in cardiology, orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery and urology. Our services are designed to meet and exceed the medical needs of our patients. With over a dozen convenient locations in and around Tucson, we make quality healthcare easily accessible to patients and their loved ones.

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