Trauma Registry Specialist

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a full-time Trauma Registrar to collect, abstract, and validate data for state and national trauma databases. The role requires ICD-10 coding, anatomical understanding, and strong data quality skills.

You will interact with physicians and the trauma team, ensuring timely submission and accuracy in reporting for research and quality improvement. The Trauma Registrar will maintain 80% completeness within 60 days of discharge, adhere to PTOS/ACS/TQIP guidelines, and support

Qualifications

• Associate of Arts or Science in Health Information Management or related field.
• 3+ years trauma registry experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor of Arts or Science.
• If not completed, complete required courses within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic data collection of demographics and coding from all sources into trauma registry database.
• Interacts with physicians, nurses, and trauma team to perform registry functions.
• Keeps registry current as 80% complete within 60 days of discharge.
• Determines appropriateness of patient entry into the Trauma Registry using PTOS/ACS/TQIP guidelines.
• Provides high quality data entry by abstraction of required data elements from the EMR.
• Maintains data accuracy and timely submission per state and national benchmarks.
• Resolves coding issues and seeks guidance from Trauma Program leadership when needed.
• Reports data in formats such as Excel/PowerPoint for internal/external use.

Skills

Data collection

Medical coding

Customer service

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Physician communication

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in Health Information Management

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

EMR systems

Job description

Penn Medicine is seeking a full-time Trauma Registrar to collect, abstract, and validate data for state and national trauma databases. The role requires ICD-10 coding, anatomical understanding, and strong data quality skills.

You will interact with physicians and the trauma team, ensuring timely submission and accuracy in reporting for research and quality improvement. The Trauma Registrar will maintain 80% completeness within 60 days of discharge, adhere to PTOS/ACS/TQIP guidelines, and support