LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Quality Data Specialist

• Conduct ongoing medical record audits, including focused open and closed record reviews, electronic health record audits, ambulatory care reviews, and other quality-related assessments.
• Evaluate healthcare services and clinical documentation against regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and applicable quality and performance measures.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and enter clinical data into relevant databases while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
• Generate quality and performance reports and provide findings to appropriate clinical and organizational stakeholders.
• Review data and documentation to identify opportunities for process improvement, patient safety enhancements, and reduction of potential errors or adverse events.
• Support compliance with requirements and recommendations from regulatory and accrediting bodies, including CMS, The Joint Commission, and other applicable quality programs.
• Interact professionally with physicians and other stakeholders by providing information, suggesting alternatives, and supporting data integrity.
• Participate in internal studies, quality improvement projects, and performance initiatives within established timelines.
• Identify and escalate serious events and incidents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of departmental and organizational policies while contributing to a culture focused on quality, safety, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification and completion of an appropriate nursing specialty training program.
• At least 3 years of professional nursing/LPN experience.
• Experience or familiarity with medical record auditing, quality data collection, clinical documentation, or healthcare performance improvement is highly valuable.
• Familiarity with CMS, The Joint Commission, quality reporting programs, and healthcare performance measures is preferred.
• Experience with Core Measures and Get With The Guidelines® Stroke abstraction is highly preferred.
• Strong ability to collect, analyze, reconcile, and interpret healthcare data with a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact confidently with physicians and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, combined with the ability to work independently and manage assigned responsibilities.
• Ability to identify potential quality, compliance, and patient-safety issues and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Comfortable working with electronic health records, databases, and other systems used for clinical quality reporting.
• Ability to work a full-time 40-hour Monday-to-Friday daytime schedule in a remote setting.
• Applicants must meet applicable U.S. employment and professional licensure requirements.

Benefits

• Work arrangement: Work-from-home position based in Pennsylvania.
• Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, daytime shift.
• Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage available from day one.
• Medical plans: Three medical plan options, including an expanded network for eligible out-of-area employees and dependents.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with automatic employer contributions.
• Paid time off: Generous PTO program with the ability to accrue time quickly.
• Financial wellness: Healthcare and dependent-care FSAs, plus HSA options.
• Insurance: Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• Education: Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• Wellness: Wellness program offering opportunities to improve health while earning financial incentives.
• Family support: Adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay, and access to discounted backup care.
• Employee Assistance Program: Support for childcare, eldercare, pet care, legal guidance, mental health resources, and work-life needs.
• Additional coverage: Voluntary accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft, universal life, pet, and legal insurance options.
• Work culture: Collaborative, supportive, and collegial environment focused on quality, learning, innovation, and patient safety.