Senior Trauma Registrar - Trauma Program - Days

About the role

This job supports the VCU Health Trauma Program and maintains the Trauma Registry database.

Responsibilities

• Identify cases for inclusion into the trauma registry database
• Abstraction of data from various sources including the electronic medical record, prehospital databases, and other data sources
• Assign ICD 10 diagnosis codes and Abbreviated Injury (AIS) Scores to injuries, procedures, comorbidities and complications according to ICD-10 and Abbreviate Injury Scoring methodologies and coding rules
• Perform on-going daily chart reviews on all injured patients and enter data into the Trauma Registry
• Report complications and quality issues to the Trauma Registry Operations Coordinator or Trauma Program Manager
• Ensure adherence to data management protocols set forth to ensure accurate and timely reporting of data to the Organization and regulatory agencies
• Assist with performance improvement activities and information requests

Requirements

• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Certification by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine in Abbreviated Injury Scoring (CAISS) or Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry (CSTR)
• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry (CSTR) must be obtained within 6 months of hire Certification by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine in Abbreviated Injury Scoring (CAISS)
• Experience REQUIRED: Three (3) years of work experience in trauma registries or five (5) years experience in medical data abstraction/coding
• Abstracting experience using current requirements by state and national regulatory bodies
• Expert proficiency with Windows-based and MS Office software including email, MS-Word, and MS-Excel and databases
• Experience PREFERRED: One year of experience in trauma registry abstraction in an academic medical center Expert at ICD-10, Abbreviated Injury and Injury Severity Scoring
• Expertise in analyzing requests for data and creating moderate to complex reports from the registry
• Excellent investigative/analytical skills with detail orientation
• Understanding of medical terminology and acronyms related to accurate identification and coding of injuries and procedures
• Familiarity with information technology hardware and software in a local and wide area network environment

Qualifications

• Education/training REQUIRED: Associates Degree in a healthcare-related field or in medical records coding including at least two semesters of human anatomy/physiology and medical terminology from an accredited program
• Education/training PREFERRED: Completion of ICD-10 coding courses

Skills

• Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
• Steady pace, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

Benefits

Includes benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Salary range is $XX - $YY depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Typically works Monday through Friday, with some evening and weekend work as needed.