Clinical Nurse Abstractor

Overview

About the Role

The Clinical Nurse Abstractor is primarily responsible for reviewing, collecting, and analyzing patient medical records to ensure accurate and high-quality data abstraction for submission to the National Cardiovascular Data Registries (NCDR). This role also involves managing clinical data to support the organization’s quality improvement initiatives and to comply with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Reviews patient medical records to extract relevant clinical information.
• Collects and analyzes data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensures high-quality data abstraction for submission to the National Cardiovascular Data Registries (NCDR).
• Manages clinical data in alignment with organizational quality improvement goals.
• Supports compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements through accurate data handling.
• Contributes to continuous quality improvement by providing reliable clinical data insights.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of New Jersey required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or other health-related field preferred
• Experience with Cardiology NCDR Registries data abstraction required
• Experience in Cath Lab nursing required
• Strong understanding of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and treatment modalities required
• Knowledge of Cath Lab procedures and supplies required
• Knowledge of Billing CPT/HCPCS codes preferred
• Familiarity with Cupid-Epic-Resolute documentation system preferred
• Must have analytical and statistical expertise in healthcare data management
• Experience performing exploratory data analysis required
• Background in case management and/or quality improvement preferred
• Experience working with electronic medical records (EMRs) preferred
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What We Offer

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development

Compensation (NJ Job Transparency Law)

The expected salary range for this position is PS/25S: $70, 842– $101,633 per year, in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Law; final compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

About Us

University Hospital is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. As the principal teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the only state-certified Level 1 Trauma Center in Northern New Jersey, University Hospital is training the next generation of physicians and advancing science to discovery while taking exceptional care of patients, regardless of their financial situation.

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