Trauma Registrar

CommonSpirit Health; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy in Omaha seeks a Trauma Registrar to support Trauma Services and patient data across age groups. You will collect and abstract data for trauma cases, collaborate with EMS, referring facilities, ED and inpatient units, and help plan program goals.

Ideal candidates have experience in medical data/trauma registry abstraction, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage large health datasets, ICD-10 coding, data entry, and

Qualifications

• Experience in medical data/trauma registry abstraction.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large datasets.
• Familiarity with ICD-10 coding and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Collect and abstract data for trauma patients meeting criteria.
• Collaborate with EMS, referring facilities, ED and inpatient units.
• Code clinical data using AIS and standard registry criteria.
• Ensure complete, accurate data and timely submissions to agencies.
• Resolve data entry issues and coordinate with supervisors as needed.

Skills

Trauma registry abstraction

Attention to detail

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates degree (preferred)

Tools

AIS coding

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Trauma Registrar, you will provide direct support to Trauma Services and indirect support to patients across the age continuum.

Every day you will collaborate with prehospital EMS providers, referring facilities, the Emergency Department, and inpatient units to collect and abstract data for patients meeting trauma criteria, support planning and implementation of program goals, and work with registrar colleagues on accurate, complete data entry.

To be successful in this role, you will bring strong experience in medical data/trauma registry abstraction, deep attention to detail, and ability to manage large health datasets.

• Contributes to the efficiency of operations in trauma registry through collection of required elements, coding of clinical conditions, and external causes of injury.
• Reviews necessary data, provides special or ad hoc reporting to ensure capture of all injured patients meeting trauma registry criteria and those meeting criteria for specialty codes.
• Abstracts, assembles, enters, and codes clinical data into databases by using Association for the Advancement of Automotive Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and the standardized registry criteria as defined by the National Trauma Data Bank and State regulatory agencies.
• Retrieves missing data elements from necessary sources and ensures information entered into the trauma registry database is complete and accurate.
• Responsible for the timely preparation/submission of data to State and NTBD regulatory agencies.
• Resolves routine entry issues/problems and appropriately seeks assistance from Supervisor, Managers, Coordinators and/or other identified specialists.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies and 1-3 years Experience in medical setting, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies and 1-3 years Experience in medical setting, upon hire or
• Experience in ICD-10 coding and data abstraction/entry, upon hire

Preferred

• Associates Other and Emergency Department, trauma, or surgical experience, upon hire and
• 1-3 years 1 year trauma registry, AIS coding, upon hire

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.