Trauma Registry Specialist: Data Quality & Compliance

Bon Secours Mercy Health; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

403(b) with employer contributions

Medical, dental, vision, prescription

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Bon Secours Mercy Health is seeking a Trauma Registrar to collect and abstract data for state and national trauma databases at the Southside Medical Center. You will identify eligible cases from the ED log, Master Patient Index, and Trauma Log, assign ICD-10-CM and ICD-PCS codes, and ensure AIS coding aligns with AAAM guidelines.

Daily chart review and data entry are required to maintain trauma registry accuracy.

Qualifications

• One year of registry data abstraction experience.
• Two years of medical data abstraction experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office (email, Word, and Excel).
• Experience with trauma registry abstraction/coding preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify cases for inclusion into the registry data base from multiple sources following National Trauma Data Base guidelines.
• Perform daily chart review and data entry into the Trauma Registry.
• Assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and ICD-PCS procedure codes per Official Coding Guidelines.
• Assign and verify AIS codes for severity of illness and survival probability per AAAM AIS coding guidelines.
• Report complications and quality issues to the Trauma PI Coordinator.
• Adhere to data management protocols for accurate and timely reporting.
• Assist with performance improvement activities.

Skills

Data abstraction

Medical coding

ICD-10 coding

AIS coding knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Associate’s Degree including Medical Terminology & Anatomy/Physiology

Completion of ICD-10 coding courses

College-level Anatomy/Physiology courses

College-level Medical Terminology courses

Tools

MS Office

Windows-based software

Job description

Bon Secours Mercy Health is seeking a Trauma Registrar to collect and abstract data for state and national trauma databases at the Southside Medical Center. You will identify eligible cases from the ED log, Master Patient Index, and Trauma Log, assign ICD-10-CM and ICD-PCS codes, and ensure AIS coding aligns with AAAM guidelines.

Daily chart review and data entry are required to maintain trauma registry accuracy.