MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) AND Three (3) years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting with responsibilities reflecting direct management of patient care including planning, coordination, and delivery of services OR;

Associate's Degree, Nursing (ASN) AND Five (5) years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting with responsibilities reflecting direct management of patient care including planning, coordination, and delivery of services.

2. Current West Virginia Registered Nurse (RN) Licensure.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Requires to independently manage the case load and reports data to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) according to established standards and deadlines.

2. Responsible for manual data entry and electronic file into software and web based applications.

3. Works with the hospital's IT department to obtain and establish data reports in a specified format that can be uploaded into these applications.

4. Actively engages in CMS activities and identifies opportunities to improve the quality of care in the inpatient and outpatient setting by working with physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and administrators to develop strategies to improve clinical performance.
5. Attends consortium-wide meetings and data abstractor meetings as a representative of the hospital, acting as a resource for clinical quality within the hospital, maintains regular contact with other clinical quality abstractors at other instructions, preparing for and being available to site audits by CMS, resolving data discrepancies, and responding to CMS requests in a timely fashion.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping are necessary body movements utilized in performing duties through the work shift.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Office and hospital setting.

SKILLS & ABILILTIES:

1. Demonstrates computer literacy.

2. Demonstrates assertiveness.

3. Utilizes community and system resources.

4. Must be flexible.

5. Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication.

6. Demonstrates diplomacy.

7. Demonstrates written and verbal skills.

8. Must be able to negotiate.

9. Must be competent in analysis and research methods.

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