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Job Objective:
Participates in activities associated with the trauma registry, including data gathering, data abstraction, timely and accurate data entry/coding, data validation and reporting that meets trauma center requirements. Acts as a member of the multi-disciplinary trauma team to support patient quality and performance improvement initiatives.
Job Description:
Education:
Required: High School Diploma, GED or Higher level education degree
Licensure/Certification:
Required: Certified Specialist Trauma Registry (CSTR), or Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) within 6 months of hire
Preferred: Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Experience:
Required: Two (2) years trauma registry experience
Essential Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
- Collects required information for all injured trauma victims meeting inclusion criteria by reviewing multiple sources including medical records, EMS records, and various hospital software programs.
- Uses scaling and scoring tools such as current International Classification of Diseases codes (ICD), the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) developed by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), and Injury Severity Score (ISS). benchmarking, and accreditation.
- Ensures the hospital remains compliant with all applicable standards as they relate the respective State registry, American College of Surgeons, National Trauma Data Bank, Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) and trauma center accreditation.
- Develops and produces timely information/reports as requested and contributes to timely data submission to national and state agencies to ensure accreditation/verification/designation statuses are maintained.
- Works as an integral part of the trauma quality and performance improvement program by contributing to identification of opportunities for improvement and/or areas of concern commensurate with the level of training/knowledge/experience.
- Works independently under limited supervision.
Essential Skils:
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Prioritizes multiple work projects and tasks
- Exceptional data entry and data management skill sets are required with a high degree of accuracy
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, familiar with Trauma Registry software, and electronic medical records system and databases
- Able to sustain a collaborative relationship with all key stakeholders
