Trauma Registrar Associate

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Remote but must reside in the state of GA

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Major Responsibilities

• Analyze and abstract patient injury diagnoses and treatment information from multiple sources and accurately assign injury diagnoses and procedure codes in accordance with current AIS and ICD-10 guidelines.
• Appropriately apply the current National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) Georgia DPH and facility data definitions and guidelines.
• Identify hospital events complications and comorbidities in accordance with National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) definitions.
• Identification of facilitys trauma population in accordance with NTDS Georgia and facility registry inclusion criteria.
• Consistently meet agreed upon goals for record completion while maintaining an accuracy rate greater than 95%.
• Ensure and maintain reliability and confidentiality of trauma patient data.
• Be familiar with the Registry chapter requirements from the current version of the American College of Surgeons Optimal Resource for Care of the Injured Patient.
• As assigned assists with preparation for Trauma Services and hospital surveys.
• As assigned participates in quality and process improvement activities to ensure the accuracy of data collection.
• Attends hospital Registry and other meetings as assigned.
• Maintains compliance with departmental and TQIP/ACS sanctioned ongoing education and maintains records of personal education. Identifies training/learning needs and seeks out educational opportunities.
• Supports data validation projects and inter-rater reliability peer validations.
• Meets productivity goals and strives to meet stretch goals as assigned.
• Ability to comprehend and operate various computer programs.

Licensure Registration and/or Certification Required

• AAAM AIS Coding course and ATS trauma registry course within one (1) year of hire.
• Certified Abbreviated Injury Scaling Specialist (CAISS) certification required within two (2) years of hire.

Education Required

• High school diploma or GED required.

Experience Required

• One year of experience working in a hospital or physician practice.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities Required

• Comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and medical terminology and procedures is required as demonstrated through work experience and/or education.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to accurately type 30 WPM.
• Experience with EHR (electronic medical record) use required.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to lift and carry multiple heavy coding books and manuals up to 10 pounds.
• Must have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: viewing electronic database and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) documentation; extensive reading of electronic and hard copy references; reviewing and analyzing data and figures.

Preferred Education

• Associates degree in a health-related field preferred.

Preferred Licensure Registration and/or Certification

• RHIT RHIA CPC CCS CCA certification preferred.

Preferred Experience

• One year ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS coding experience strongly preferred.
• Trauma/Injury registry experience preferred.

Preferred Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Epic EHR experience and proficiency in using Microsoft Suite including Word OneNote Outlook and Teams Video Conferencing software preferred.
• ESO/V5 trauma database software experience preferred.

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

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