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Trauma Registrar

4 months ago


Tacoma, United States Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Full time

**Overview**

While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more

CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region's most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.

**Responsibilities**

Job Summary:

Maintains the Trauma Registry by capturing accurate and complete information on all patients entered into the Trauma Registry, and assisting the Manager in trending aggregate data to evaluate Trauma Program performance. Responsibilities include: identifying patients with diagnosis meeting Trauma criteria; abstracting medical records for trauma registry information, coding their diagnoses according to AIS scoring data; and electronically submitting trauma registry data to the State. Maintains all quality assurance issues related to the registry. Produces reports from the trauma registry for injury research, performance/quality improvement and clinic administration for Manager's review, to evaluate trauma program performance, and to identify quality improvement opportunities in collaboration with manager.

**Qualifications**

Education/Experience:

+ Two years' experience working in an acute care hospital setting that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities.

+ Completion of a recognized course of study from a certified or accredited organization for: Trauma Registrar, Nurse/Medical Assistant, or Health Information Coder preferred.

+ Work experience in an acute care hospital in an Emergency department preferred.

+ Prior Trauma Registry experience preferred.

+ Strong attention to detail, accuracy and ability to work independently.

+ Ability to manage data entry deadlines and center's accreditation processes as necessary.

License/Certification:

+ Certification (CCS and/or A.R.T.) by the American Health Information Management Association preferred.

+ CSTR (Certified Specialist in Trauma Registries) preferred.

**Pay Range**

$25.25 - $36.61 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.