Trauma Registrar

Dignity Health • Merced, CA • 1h ago

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Trauma Registrar, you will accurately abstract and enter data from patient records into the Trauma Patient Registry. Your meticulous work ensures a consistent and reliable trauma database, vital for program evaluation.

Every day you will abstract data from complex patient records, applying AIS and ICD-10 injury coding for accurate entry. You'll work closely with the Trauma Program Manager, ensuring database integrity and quality.

To be successful, you will be self-motivated, with meticulous attention to detail and high accuracy. Strong proficiency in AIS and ICD-10 coding, excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to data quality are essential.

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, complete registry entry within 60 days of patient discharge, and forward data to various reporting agencies as instructed.

Abstracts, assembles, enters and codes clinical data and verifies accuracy using the Trauma Data Quality Plan

Resolves routine coding issues/problems and appropriately seeks assistance from TraumaProgram Manager for the more difficult ones

Maintains patient confidentiality including confidentiality of sensitive hospital performanceimprovement information

Participates in Trauma Performance Improvement and ACS Committee meetings and educationalconferences in order to maintain and expand Trauma Registry knowledge base

Participate in internal and community outreach education on injury prevention, trauma systems,and trauma data and meets ACS Trauma Registrar requirements

Job Requirements

Required

High School Graduate General Studies and requires at least one (1) year of Patient Care Assistant, Administrative Assistant, or Medical/Clerical experience, preferably in a healthcare setting

High School GED General Studies and requires at least one (1) year of Patient Care Assistant, Administrative Assistant, or Medical/Clerical experience, preferably in a healthcare setting

Trauma Registrar must be a Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) within 1 year of hire/transfer unless one is already in place, or

Must meet Trauma Registry Course and Continuing Education requirements set forth by ACS within 1 year of hire/transfer

Preferred

The position requires knowledge of various software packages, data entry skills, knowledge of basic anatomy, ICD-CM coding, E-codes, Injury Severity Scoring and Probability of Survivability

An understanding of quality assurance and performance improvement as well as effective interpersonal skills is essential

Knowledge, understanding, acceptance, and support of the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the Department of Surgery Trauma Service, and Health System is essential

Must successfully complete the exam and have knowledge of basic human anatomy

Experience with data analysis and report writing is strongly preferred

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

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Pay Range

$25.55 - $38.00 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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