Data Specialist Trauma

Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10343 Trauma Unit Pay Range $19.65 - $32.75 Who We Are Trauma Unit within the Surgery Center of Excellence About the Role We are seeking a dynamic Data Specialist who is passionate about strong data analytics capabilities within trauma and the Emergency Department. In this role, you will perform data abstraction from a variety of documentation with input into Collector data base to satisfy criteria as a Pediatric Level I Trauma Center. Secures documentation and billing information and reconciles for charge entry for trauma team activation. What You'll Bring Minimum Education High School Diploma or GED or equivalent required. Bachelor's Degree (Preferred) Minimum Work Experience 2 years related experience. Functional Accountabilities Database Entry Identify patients and abstract data from medical records in Cerner and EPRS required by the Collector Trauma Registry Data Base on all trauma & burn patients requiring trauma activations to include all patients admitted with injury. Keep data base current within 2 months of patient discharge. Maintain knowledge of current data dictionary definition and changes in order to accurately input data. Coordinate downloads from HBOC for integration of demographic information into the Collector Trauma Registry Data Base. Observe for injured patients being admitted to non-surgical service. Database Sharing Responsible for the completion and uploading of data required quarterly on children injured in Maryland to be sent to the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems COMAR 30.08 criteria. Research Projects Participate in the data collection pertaining to all research projects conducted through the Trauma Service and the Department of Surgery. Billing Obtain trauma activation charge ticket and hard copy medical record from EMTC. Enter charges for trauma activation fee and enter charges in a timely manner. Track missing records and reports to manager. Continues to look for documentation for late charge entry. Verify medical record information within Cerner or EPRS to determine accurate level of trauma team activation code for appropriate charge entry. New Personnel Training Orient and train new personnel that require access to the Collector Data Base to include research assistants, summer interns, and others whose job responsibilities include interfacing with the Collector Data Base. Benefits That Support You Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services. Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day. Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts. Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans. Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more. Why Join Us Nationally Recognized Excellence - Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children's Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Leading Pediatric Care - One of the largest and most comprehensive children's hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting‑edge treatments. Innovation & Research - A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health. Mission-Driven Culture - Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams. Pay Transparency The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children's National believes an individual's base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children's National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual's combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children's National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible. Equal Opportunity Employer Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The "Know Your Rights" poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster. Drug-Free Workplace Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a "drug-free" work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). 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