Trauma Registrar

**Primary City/State**:
Tucson, Arizona

**Department Name**:
Trauma Admin-Hosp

**Work Shift**:
Day

**Job Category**:
Revenue Cycle

Good health care is key to a good life. At Banner Health, we understand that, and that’s why we work hard every day to make a difference in people’s lives. Do you like the idea of making a positive change in people’s lives - and your own? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

**Banner - University Medical Center Tucson** is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health-care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children's - recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients.

The Banner University Medical Center-Tucson campus is seeking an experienced Trauma Registrar. Your primary role will be the collection, abstraction and entering of clinical data for all trauma patients admitted to or evaluated by the trauma service. Trauma services is a key department housing trauma program operations necessary to sustain the requirements associated with the State designation and ACS verified trauma centers. Bring your Trauma Services experience to our team of professionals

You must have advanced education in anatomy and medical terminology and be familiar with ICD 10 coding and knowledgeable with computer use. 2 or more years of coding, abstracting and data management work experience is required. Requires the ability to abstract registry data from the patient’s medical/health record. Exceptional data entry and data management skill sets are required. Experience with Trauma One is preferred. Must be able to work effectively with common office computer software, the Trauma Registry software, the electronic medical records system and databases, spreadsheet and graphical programs. RHIT, RHIA and Coder CPC certification preferred and LPN or RN is preferred.

This is a full time, day shift position (Monday through Friday 8A-5P) and we will consider REMOTE workers.

For a Remote work opportunity the applicant must reside in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health-care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children's - recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® for nursing excellence. The hospital's physicians are full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi-organ transplant program.

This position participates in activities associated with the trauma registry, including data gathering, data abstraction, timely and accurate data entry/coding, data validation and reporting that meets trauma center requirements. Acts as a member of the multi-disciplinary trauma team to support patient quality and performance improvement initiatives.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Collects required information for all injured trauma victims meeting inclusion criteria by reviewing multiple sources including medical records, EMS records, and various hospital software programs. Abstracts required data elements including basic patient demographics, clinical procedures, clinical and diagnostic results, etc. Enters data accurately related to the trauma patient's history, diagnosis, therapy, and outcome.

2. Uses scaling and scoring tools such as current International Classification of Diseases codes (ICD), the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) developed by the Association for the Advance