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The Department of Surgery is seeking a Research Assistant . Primary responsibilities include data collection, review of data quality report issues, review of STS/IQVIA reports, and audit of STS registry data. The Clinical Outcomes Registry Assistant will ensure accurate data abstraction, entry, and timely submission of all registry data to meet all STS harvest and regulatory and stakeholder requirements. Responsible for abstraction, entering, and completing STS Adult Cardiac Surgery records and assisting with data requests. This position will interact with the Cardiovascular Outcomes Registry Analyst Data Manager, the Cardiac Surgery Information Systems Manager, attending physicians, clinical care personnel, and other data management team members.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Review medical record documentation and abstracts and enter clinical data into STS registry software.

• Complete and accurate data abstraction and data entry of clinical data from clinical electronic and paper medical records.

• Clinical interpretation of data element definitions.

• Data quality and review are done by correcting missing, duplicate, incomplete, and invalid data fields.

• Review and thoroughly understand STS data definition changes, new registry versions, and data that the STS communicates via the training manual, as well as internal communications and training by the CV Outcomes Registry Analyst. Maintain Cardiac Surgery’s divisional policies and procedures for data abstraction, interpretation, and data submission.

• Maintain compliance in patient confidentiality when reviewing, communicating, and accessing clinical data.

• Meet data submission deadlines to meet regulatory and stakeholder requirements.

• Collaborates with other cardiac surgery data team members to create and maintain data confidentially.

• Participate in registry conference calls and STS webinar training.

• Attend STS conferences, vendor training workshops, and regional meetings. (Travel may be required).

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline. Some related experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Knowledge of procedures and biomedical products related to cardiology and cardiac surgery.

• Data management systems and expertise in clinical data analysis and reporting.

• Data abstraction from electronic medical records. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrate proficiency with office software, specifically Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and statistical software. Flexibility and the ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

• Ability to work independently and be self-directed.

• Ability to work under pressure to meet submission, project, data requests, and reporting deadlines.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced university teaching hospital.

Classified Title: Research Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD

Starting Salary Range: $17.00 - $30.00 HRLY ($45,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F 8 - 5

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Remote

Department name: SOM Sur Cardiac Surgery

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.