Data Quality Nurse - Cath Lab

Under general direction of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Invasive Cardiovascular Service Directors and the direct supervision of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Information Systems Director, the Data Quality Nurse manages the data collection on invasive cardiovascular procedures. Maintains strong integration with other nurse practitioners, physician assistances, fellows, attending MD's and referring MD's offices.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Performs continuous quality monitoring of the invasive cardiovascular procedures reporting in Apollo cardiovascular database. Tracks incomplete reports and works with fellows and attending MDs to complete reports. Performs data entry when needed.

2. Trains new fellows and attending MDs in the data entry techniques.

3. Supervises the in-hospital outcome data collection and facilitates the completeness of the outcome records. Performs telephone follow-up when required.

4. Performs database data quality checks against patient charts and discharge summaries.

5. Provides the feedback for the further database development, participates in the implementing the new features in the database design.

6. Uses the database to obtain and provide the statistical data for the M&M conferences, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory management and cardiology management.

7. Helps to design new database queries and reports by producing the feedback and evaluating the impact of existing procedures.

We offer a variety a comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees such as:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• Subsidized MBTA pass (50% discount)
• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
• Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan
• Employee "Perks" - enjoy discounts on tickets and passes for everything from ski resorts to museums to sporting events.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing strongly preferred
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• RN with cardiac catheterization lab experience preferred
• No special programming knowledge is required, but familiarity with Microsoft Office programs is mandatory

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