Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Cardiac Data Registry Coordinator to join the team in Wilmington, Delaware.

This role is responsible for the accurate collection, abstraction, entry, and validation of clinical data for pediatric cardiac patients within national databases, including the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database. The position supports quality improvement, regulatory reporting, and outcomes analysis by ensuring data integrity and compliance with registry definitions and submission requirements.

The coordinator works closely with multidisciplinary teams, including cardiology, cardiac surgery, anesthesia, and critical care, to ensure complete and accurate capture of patient data across the continuum of care.

Key responsibilities include:

Abstracting detailed clinical data from the electronic health record, including operative reports, anesthesia records, progress notes, and diagnostic results
Entering data into PC4 and/or STS databases according to registry definitions and timelines
Ensuring accurate capture of perioperative variables, complications, and outcomes
Performing routine internal audits to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency
Identifying and resolving discrepancies through chart review and collaboration with clinical teams
Supporting external data audits and registry validation processes
Maintaining current knowledge of PC4 and STS data definitions and submission requirements
Meeting registry deadlines for data submission and resubmission cycles
Generating and reviewing reports to support quality improvement and benchmarking efforts
Partnering with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to clarify documentation and ensure accurate data capture
Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, including morbidity & mortality and quality review conferences
Assisting with analysis of registry data to identify trends, performance gaps, and opportunities for improvement
Supporting institutional quality initiatives with data insights and reports
Contributing to process improvements that enhance documentation and data capture