Trauma Registrar

About the role

The County of Monterey is seeking to fill one (1) full-time Trauma Registrar position in the Trauma Services Department.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, collects and abstracts data for the trauma registry, National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB), Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) and hospital quality data including data collection on defined trauma patients, entry of data into the registry, assuring accuracy of data, correcting deficiency in data, updating registry and abstracting data from registry for reporting and trend analysis in accordance with regulatory requirements and performs related work as required.
• Maintains an electronic registry that adheres to reporting requirements and complies with prescribed standards and regulations needed for trauma center accreditation by the ACS committee.
• Utilizes Abbreviated Injury Scale/Injury Severity Scores (AIS/ISS) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes to compile indicators and statistics for use by the Trauma Program Manager, physicians, and other hospital staff.
• Generates and prepares reports on trauma populations, performs data searches for trauma related research projects, and provides information that will be used for performance improvement activities to facilitate continued education and system improvement.
• Maintains trauma and ambulance logs; reviews the logs for omissions and duplicates; provides log data to other departments as appropriate.
• Prepares and submits periodic data reports of trauma cases and information to the Trauma Program Manager, and other hospital staff/departments as directed; prepares and submits reports to the National Trauma Data Bank, in accordance with ACS guidelines.
• Maintains confidentiality and security of all patient information in compliance with hospital and federal regulations; maintains quality control of case findings, abstracting, coding, follow-up and data processing.
• Maintains records for continuing Quality Assurance indicators reviewed at periodic meetings.
• Participate in continuing education coursework to stay abreast of new developments in registry data management, regulations, requirements, and trends; assists in updating policies and procedures related to trauma registry activities as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One (1) year of experience as trauma registrar or two (2) years of experience collecting and entering data into a registry is preferred.
• An Associate Degree in a health-related field with completion of any ICD-10 coursework.
• Possession of current certification as a Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) issued by the American Trauma Society and Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) issued by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience: One (1) year of experience as trauma registrar or two (2) years of experience collecting and entering data into a registry is preferred.
• Education: An Associate Degree in a health-related field with completion of any ICD-10 coursework.
• Certification: Possession of current certification as a Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) issued by the American Trauma Society and Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) issued by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) is highly desirable.

Skills and Abilities

• Accurately read and interpret handwritten and transcribed documents in a medical record, identify qualifying trauma cases, and abstract/code case information into a trauma registration database.
• Read, interpret and evaluate complex technical reports and information.
• Understand and apply anatomical, physiological, and medical terminology.
• Operate a personal computer.
• Maintain records and compile statistics.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; prepare reports and other written communications.
• Provide excellent public relations and courteous customer service; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others including physicians, nurses, administrators, managers, vendors, contractors and other health care industry personnel.
• Participate in continuing education coursework to stay abreast of new developments in registry data management, regulations, requirements, and trends; assist in updating policies and procedures related to trauma registry activities as assigned.

Benefits

Natividad does not offer benefits for this position.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

Details on schedule will be provided during the interview process.