Trauma Registrar - Trauma Service

Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Dallas Medical Center is seeking a Trauma Registrar to maintain our trauma registry data and ensure accurate capture across patient care. You will identify, code, and enter data to support performance improvement and research in a high-volume Level I trauma setting.

Qualifications include a high school diploma; CSTR within one year for experienced registrars, or CAISS/AAAM course completion as a preference; trauma registry experience at a Level I facility is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CSTR within one year for experienced registrars; three years for new registrars.
• CAISS certification or AAAM course completion preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain trauma registry database, including identification, collection, coding, scoring and data entry.
• Support incidence, treatment and outcomes tracking, performance improvement, administrative planning and research.
• Coordinate follow-up activities for data accuracy and completeness.

Skills

Trauma registry knowledge

Data entry

Research support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CSTR certification within one year for experienced registrars; three years for new registrars

CAISS certification or AAAM course completion

Tools

CAISS Certification / AAAM Course

Job description

Hours of Work :
7a-3:30p
Days Of Week :
M-F
Work Shift :
8X5 Day (United States of America)
Job Description :

Job Purpose

- In this highly visible, fast-paced, and challenging position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team member to provide the very best care for our patients. The Trauma Registrar maintains a data base unique to the trauma population. This can include identification, collection, coding, scoring and entering of data into the trauma registry data base as well as performing follow-up for the purposes of incidence, treatment and outcomes, performance improvement, administrative planning and marketing, support programs, and research activities.

Job Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent, Required

Licenses and/or Certifications

• Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry (CSTR) within one year of employment for experienced registrars and three years of employment for new registrars, Required
• Certified Abbreviated Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) Certification or Abbreviated Injury Scaling (AAAM) Course Completion, Preferred
• For campuses going through American College of Surgeons verification, CAISS certification is required for a designated staff member to meet verification standards. The department will assign this responsibility based on qualifications.

Work Experience

• 2 years of trauma registry experience at a Level I trauma facility, Preferred

Methodist Dallas Medical Center is one of North Texas’ best places to work. And it keeps getting better. The flagship hospital of Methodist Health System, Methodist Dallas is a 595-bed acute care teaching and referral hospital. It is home to the only adult Level I Trauma Center in southern Dallas, the first and only Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in southern Dallas, and the newly renovated Linda and Mitch Hart Breast Center. Celebrating more than 90 years of service, we strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups. Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:

• Magnet®-designated hospital
• 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review , 2023
• Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023
• Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023
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