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Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The Frankel Cardiovascular Center Quality & Safety Program is hiring a Cardiovascular Abstractor to support cardiovascular quality and safety efforts across the inpatient and ambulatory domains. 

As a Cardiovascular Clinical Abstractor, you will be responsible for comprehensive patient-level data collection, validation, analysis, and interpretation. Our Clinical Abstractors collaborate directly with our clinical partners to ensure comprehensive and accurate representation of clinical risk and patient outcomes. You will also partner with the corresponding Quality Specialist to ensure complete, accurate, and timely data submission and to develop and distribute standard and ad hoc reports. We strive to ensure that our abstractors are cross trained to no more than two clinically distinct registries and/or programs at any given time. Clinical registry responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

1. NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry 
2. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) Registry 
3. NCDR CathPCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) Registry 
4. BMC2 PCI Registry 
5. Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Registry 
6. BMC2 Vascular Registry 
7. Other programs and/or registries as assigned 

This position reports to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center Quality & Safety Program Manager. This position may be eligible for remote and/or flexible work opportunities at the discretion of the hiring department.  Flexible work agreements are reviewed annually and are subject to change dependent on the business needs of the hiring department, throughout the course of employment. 

75%: Clinical abstraction 

• Perform timely and accurate chart level abstraction. Validate case data utilizing relevant expertise and clinical judgment. Clarify documentation with clinical faculty and staff as needed.
• Capable of understanding, interpreting, and applying complex data definitions or specifications manuals to data abstraction. Capable of explaining nuances to clinicians and administrators.
• Develop and maintain expertise in selected registry inclusion/exclusion criteria, definitions, and FAQs. May attend regional and national registry and/or quality conferences to this end.

20%: Continuous improvement

• Participate in efforts to improve data accuracy and quality; participate in external audits and internal registry inter-rater reliability processes. 
• Synthesize and analyze large quantities of information to create succinct communications that inform and influence decision-making; develop, prepare, maintain and distribute reports. 
• Review and analyze registry data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement; partner with the corresponding Registry Site Manager and/or CQI Site Coordinator to recommend and/or support implementation of quality improvement activities. 

5%: Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in science in a healthcare or related field. 
• Able to reliably attend virtual meetings. 
• Relevant clinical experience in direct patient care or healthcare research. 
• Experience with clinical data collection and/or reporting; specifically, analyzing or interpreting processes, clinical outcomes, and costs of care
• Experience working with diverse teams and multiple stakeholders; demonstrated problem solving and conflict resolution skills. 
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail; able to consistently meet deadlines in a fast paced and changing environment with multiple competing tasks and priorities. 
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and free from immediate direction within the scope of responsibility and a team-focused framework. 
• Experience navigating electronic medical record software, databases and/or clinical registry software; proficiency with Microsoft software applications. 
• Some overnight travel for registry-related meetings and conferences. 

SENIOR Level Required Qualifications: 

• At least 5 years of experience with clinical data collection and/or reporting; specifically, analyzing or interpreting processes, clinical outcomes, and/or costs of care.
• Experience with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, quality improvement initiatives and/or project management. 

INTERMEDIATE Level Required Qualifications: 

• At least 3 years of experience with clinical data collection and/or reporting; specifically, analyzing or interpreting processes, clinical outcomes, and/or costs of care. 
• Exposure to Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, quality improvement initiatives and/or project management. 

• Clinical direct patient care experience in a cardiac catheterization laboratory, electrophysiology laboratory, or inpatient or ambulatory cardiovascular medicine or vascular surgery unit. 
• Recent experience with cardiovascular registries.
• Relevant professional certifications such as Six Sigma or CPHQ.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.