Trauma Registrar Coordinator- Full Time

Summary Of Position

The Trauma Registrar (TR) prioritizes and coordinates the activities for the trauma registry in order to meet schedules and deadlines, maintain current, accurate procedures and practices regarding the trauma registry. The trauma registrar works directly with the trauma team and reports to the trauma program manager and provides support to the trauma program manager and the trauma medical director by performing a variety of data collection activities including but not limited to: direct data abstraction from EPIC and entry into trauma one database, verifying data for accuracy, providing reports on a scheduled and ad hoc basis, coordinating workflow to meet scheduled deadlines to meet trauma national deadlines set in place by the ACS. Assures accuracy and confidentiality handling of all trauma registry information related to all matters of the trauma program.

About the Role

This is an on-site position

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent education/experience. Completion of a medical assistant program, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), medical coding or equivalent training/experience required. ICD-10 Coding course
• Experience: Two years trauma center, trauma registrar, emergency department or emergency medical services experience required. EPIC for use of EMR. Sufficient computer skills as are required to complete an online application and pre-employment screening.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Knowledge of ICD-10 coding. Medical terminology and basic anatomy. Intermediate skills with Google, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Trauma One Registrar software preferred. Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal and critical thinking skills. Must have the ability to work with minimal supervision; ability to reprioritize workload as needed.
• Certifications/Licensure: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider certification or ability to obtain prior to start date. Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) course certification as offered by the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) certification offered by the AAAM. Certificate from Trauma Registry Course through American Trauma Society (ATS). Certificate of ICD-10 Trauma Injury Coding Course through ATS or an ICD-10 refresher course every five years. Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR) through ATS. Requires 8 hours of CE annually per ACS requirements
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions. Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances. Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases. Exposure to infections and contagious disease. Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste. Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases. Subjected to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations. Subjected to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands. Occasional travel to various health system locations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be occasionally exposed to inclement weather condition.