Trauma Program Registrar

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• Professional development and recognition
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Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Trauma Registrar is responsible for identifying, abstracting, and maintaining required state and national trauma bank elements as well as upholding legal and ethical aspects including: data security, release of trauma data, confidentiality, and data transmission.


ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs basic data collection of demographics and coding of clinical and follow-up data from all sources into the trauma registry database.
• Interacts with physicians, nurses, and other members of the trauma team and trauma patients to perform trauma registry functions.
• Keeps registry current as defined by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment as 80% complete within 60 days of patient discharge.
• Determines appropriateness of patient entry into the Trauma Registry based on guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the American College of Surgeons "Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient" as well as the National Trauma Data Standard.
• Provides high quality data entry by abstraction of required state and national trauma data elements from the patient chart in real time and retrospectively.
• Participates in quality assurance, data validation, and improvement activities to ensure accuracy of data collection and timely submission of data according to state trauma registry and the American College of Surgeons Optimal Resource Document for Trauma Centers.
• Understands mapping concepts and validates mapping of registry software for Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB), and the State of Kansas.
• Resolves routine coding issues/problems and appropriately seeks assistance from Trauma Program leadership and/or Trauma Registry vendor when appropriate.
• Recognizes patterns of mechanism and injury during case abstraction in order to contribute to opportunities for injury prevention and community safety.
• Reports data in formats such as Excel and/or PowerPoint for both internal and external consumption (includes statistical, clinical, and research data).

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Required :

• Participate in and pass the AAAM's Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) course within 1 year of hire.
• Participate in a trauma registry course that includes all of the following content within 1 year of hire:
  • Abstraction
  • Data management
  • Reports/report analysis
  • Data validation
  • HIPAA
• Participate in an ICD-10 course or an ICD-10 refresher course every five years

Preferred

• Previous experience in chart auditing, ICD9 & 10 codes, and/or medical procedure coding.
• Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS)
• Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries (CSTR)

Our Cultural Beliefs

• People First
• Integrity Matters
• Better Together

At LMH Health, we value inclusion and diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.