Trauma Registrar - Per Diem - MRH

About the role

Works as part of the Trauma Program to achieve high quality, cost-effective health care throughout Memorial Regional Hospital (MRH) and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital (JDCH).

Responsibilities

• Uses statistical techniques, injury coding, and data analysis for all reporting requests and requirements.
• Affixes assistance to the Trauma Program staff with developing criteria for patient care evaluation, collecting data for mandatory registry and protocol studies, conducting audits, and maintaining data integrity.
• Analyzes trauma-related documentation and charting for compliance with applicable quality assurance standards, including those of the American College of Surgeons and the State of Florida Office of Trauma.
• Codes records for injury and procedures.
• Identifies, analyzes, and validates the history, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, financials, and survival data of trauma patients treated in the organization.

Qualifications

• One (1) year of trauma registry or coding specific experience; or two (2) years of healthcare related experience.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Education and Certification Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (Required)
• All three (3) certificates required within one (1) year of starting the position:
• American Trauma Society Trauma Registry course
• Trauma Specific ICD-10 course
• Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine AIS course

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Bending and Stooping = 40%
• Climbing = 0%
• Keyboard Entry = 80%
• Kneeling = 0%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater = 0%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Lifting or Carrying 2501 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 0%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 0%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 0%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 0%
• Reaching = 40%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg = 0%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm = 80%
• Squatting = 0%
• Sitting = 60%
• Squinting = 0%
• Standing = 40%
• Walking = 40%
• Audible Speech = 60%
• Hearing Acuity = 60%
• Smelling Acuity = 0%
• Taste Discrimination = 0%
• Depth Perception = 60%
• Distinguishing Color = 60%
• Seeing - Far = 60%
• Seeing - Near = 60%
• Bio hazardous Waste = 0%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory = 0%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion = 0%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids = 0%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens = 0%
• Asbestos = 0%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals = 0%
• Dust = 20%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes = 0%
• Hazardous Chemicals = 0%
• Hazardous Medication = 0%
• Latex = 0%
• Computer Monitor = 60%
• Domestic Animals = 20%
• Extreme Heat/Cold = 0%
• Fire Risk = 0%
• Hazardous Noise = 0%
• Heating Devices = 0%
• Hypoxia = 0%
• Laser/High Intensity Lights = 0%
• Magnetic Fields = 0%
• Moving Mechanical Parts = 0%
• Needles/Sharp Objects = 0%
• Potential Electric Shock = 0%
• Potential for Physical Assault = 0%
• Radiation = 0%
• Sudden Decompression During Flights = 0%
• Unprotected Heights = 0%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces = 0%
• Shift Days = 0%

Other Information

• Complexity of Work: Must have knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, or coding knowledge; proficiency in utilizing computers; trauma experience; Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), ICD-10 coding familiarity.