Trauma Registrar (Coding/ICD10 experience required) - Days

About the role

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and enter trauma patient data into the trauma registry.
• Review medical records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with reporting standards.
• Assign and validate ICD-10 codes and other required injury-related data elements.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure high-quality trauma data for performance improvement and regulatory reporting.
• Collection/abstraction of 300+ data points and entry into the NTRACS Trauma Registry database on all trauma patients admitted to VUMC and MCJCH as a Level I Trauma Center.
• Data Management: data integrity, reports and data presentation.
• Anatomy and Conditions of Injury Coding and Scoring Concepts.
• Registry: NTDB, State(s), and internal registry.
• Communicates with department staff including physicians, managers, nursing staff, process improvements and research coordinators.
• Participates in validation of 5-10% of Registry data entry, tracks inconsistencies, and educates co-workers as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments by participating in:
  • Taking monthly TQIP quizzes and reports.
  • TQIP Open Forum webinars.
  • Registry specific coursework and continuing education courses per year, and meetings and activities.
• Data Entry and Reporting: Abstracts data and performs data entry by