Trauma Registry RN - Impactful Data & Quality

Dallas Regional Medical Center; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Regional Medical Center is seeking a Trauma Registrar to ensure accurate data collection from the Trauma Registry and to support quality assurance initiatives for the Trauma Program.

You will create and maintain clinical data, codes (AIS, ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM), and abstract various elements per ASC, NTDB, and hospital requirements. Monthly data delivery to the Trauma Manager is expected.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN license required.
• Current BLS certification upon hire and maintain current
• Current ACLS (AHA) required upon hire and maintain current
• TNCC required upon hire and maintain current
• Basic typing skills, computer literacy, and experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
• 3 years clinical healthcare related experience
• Trauma data base training, preferred
• Data entry skills, knowledge of basic anatomy and Injury Severity Scoring preferred
• An understanding of quality assurance and process improvement preferred
• Experience with data analysis and report writing desired
• Successful passing of Certification Examination for Trauma Registrars –CSTR required within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• The Trauma Registrar is responsible for the collection, completion, and verification of the accuracy of all patient data collected from the Trauma Registry data collection system.
• This position is crucial to the implementation of quality assurance and improvement issues by serving as the foundation of the Trauma Program.
• The Registrar creates and maintains clinical and statistical data, AIS coding, ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes, and abstracts various data elements as required by the American College of Surgeons, the National Trauma Data Bank, Trauma Program, and DRMC Hospital.
• The Registrar will provide data and statistics from the trauma registry to the Trauma Manager monthly and as requested.
• As time allows, the Registrar will assist the Trauma Manager with trauma outreach efforts.
• This position is held accountable by the standards of the trauma registry and reports directly to the Trauma Manager.

Skills

RN license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

TNCC certification

Typing

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Multitasking

Data analysis

Report writing

Education

RN license

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Dallas Regional Medical Center is seeking a Trauma Registrar to ensure accurate data collection from the Trauma Registry and to support quality assurance initiatives for the Trauma Program.

You will create and maintain clinical data, codes (AIS, ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM), and abstract various elements per ASC, NTDB, and hospital requirements. Monthly data delivery to the Trauma Manager is expected.