Trauma Data Abstractor Registrar - Emergency Services

at  Providence

DESCRIPTION

Responsible and accountable for accurately abstracting the clinical and demographic data from patient records and coding this data for injury severity and procedures completed. The trauma registrar reviews patient records in a responsible and ethical manner in order to accurately abstract and enter data into the trauma registry. The Registrar also provides statistical reports from the trauma registry as requested. The Trauma Registrar displays the ability to work independently and collaboratively with the team.
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of Anatomy and Physiology coursework at an accredited college or university
• Associate’s Degree in Related discipline
• Successful completion of a medical terminology course
• Within 6 months (180 days) of hire: Participate and pass the most recent version of the AAAM’s Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) course
• Within 6 months (180 days) of hire: Participate in a trauma registry course that includes all of the following content: Abstraction; Data Management; Reports/Report Analysis; Data Validation; HIPAA
• Within 6 months (180 days) of hire: Participate in an ICD-10 course or an ICD-10 refresher course every five years
• 3 years work experience in an acute care hospital with exposure to medical terminology and patient medical records
• 3 years related professional experience including extensive use of data entry and word processing systems including Word and Excel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Participate and pass the most recent version of the AAAM’s Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) course
• Participate in a trauma registry course that includes all of the following content: Abstraction; Data Management; Reports/Report Analysis; Data Validation; HIPAA
• Participate in an ICD-10 course or an ICD-10 refresher course every five years
• Within 2 years of hire: Certification as a Certified Trauma Registrar and/or CAISS
• 9 months experience performing duties as a Trauma Registrar in an acute care hospital
• Work experience involving data analysis and presentation, or comparable education
• Experience using DI Collector software or similar registry database
• Experience with trauma site survey preparation, trauma center structure, and the trauma performance improvement process
• Experience with EPIC Health Record System

Please refer the Job description for details