Transplant Institute Reg & Outcomes RN

The thoracic Data Nurse Abstractor supports heart and lung transplant quality and outcomes through chart review, registry reporting, and documentation monitoring. Working with regional clinical departments, the nurse ensures data accurately reflects care provided and supports public reporting, national registry guidelines, and regulatory requirements.

We seek a self-starter with strong clinical judgment, attention to detail, communication skills, and excellent time management who can independently prioritize work and meet deadlines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing Epic records, applying clinical expertise to validate registry data, and maintaining transplant dashboards.
• Completing timely UNet/TIEDI reporting and following up on documentation and testing gaps.
• Conducting audits and identifying clinical variation and opportunities for performance improvement.
• Coordinating quality and outcomes committees or clinical projects with hospital and physician leadership.

Responsibilities may evolve with program needs. Cross-training with other quality departments and support for additional quality workflows are expected. Role-specific training is provided.

• Validates and submits registry harvest reports to meet regulatory and registry compliance guidelines.
• Ensures data accurately depicts performance for publicly reported measures to CMS and other accrediting bodies.
• Maintains accurate databases rigorously to ensure follow-up deadlines are met according to registry requirements.
• Coordinates institute quality and outcomes committees or clinical projects with hospital and physician leadership to improve quality and value.
• Completes longitudinal patient follow-up by interviewing and assessing patient health status across the continuum to meet regulatory and registry requirements.
• Navigates complex patient needs during assessments and refers to appropriate providers for further care.
• Identifies and enrolls clinical registry candidates according to national registry guidelines.
• Uses critical thinking and independent judgment to determine appropriate categorization of data elements and outcomes.
• Serves as the clinical content expert to accurately complete clinical registry element requirements in compliance with national registry guidelines.
• Assists in the training and development of nursing staff to ensure accuracy and reproducibility of registry abstraction and develop training programs and educational curriculum for clinicians.
• Seeks opportunities to maintain clinical expertise and incorporate latest developments and trends related to assigned registry and national clinical guidelines.
• Supports aggregation of outcomes necessary for center of excellence and payor-based specialty care recognitions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Strong understanding of complex pathophysiology and surgical procedures to make decisions on the appropriateness of clinical care to measure quality and outcomes [Required]
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills [Required]
• Effectively coordinates multiple priorities [Required]
• Competency regarding communication and relationship building [Required]
• Must be able to function independently with little or no supervision, including working remotely [Required]
• Exceptional planning, time management, and organizational skills [Required]
• Effective communication skills with ability to communicate with physicians, leadership, front line team members, and patients [Required]
• Proficient computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Access, and Excel [Required]
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access) [Preferred]
• Knowledge of clinical registries, such as:
  American College of Cardiology (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR), American College of Surgeons (ACoS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), Get with the Guidelines (GWTG), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Database [Preferred]
• Knowledge of various electronic medical records [Preferred]