Trauma Registrar - Oklahoma Children's Hospital

Job Description:

Trauma Registrar - Oklahoma Children's Hospital

This position may be performed remotely from the following locations within the United States of America:  Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

General Description:

Under general direction, collects, maintains and analyzes data reflecting health care provided to patients in an emergency trauma care setting.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position.  Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. 

• Codes and reports treatment of cases using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9 CM)
• Reviews care provided and identifies variations in the process or outcome of care provided
• Responsible for the data management, case findings, abstracting, data retrieval and analysis
• Ensures that all functions of the registry are met using the guidelines set forth by the American College of Surgeons and the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB)
• Reports statistics to physicians, administration and outside agencies upon requests
• Assist with information regarding the Trauma Registry
• Reports all analytical cases to Columbia/HCA Trauma Care Database and the American College of Surgeons

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: None required.  Bachelors preferred.

Experience: None required.  Two years of experience in coding, abstracting data or emergency room activities preferred.

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:  Must have previously attended, or attend within 12 months of employment the following courses:  The American Trauma Society’s Trauma Registrar Course or equivalent provided by a state trauma program, The Association of the Advancement of Automotive Medicine’s Injury Scaling Course, ICD-10 Coding Course.  RHIA or RHIT preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

Knowledge of principles and practices of trauma registry and medical records and policies and procedures.  Knowledge of indexing, classification and staging systems. Will need to know medical terminology, anatomy and physiology pertaining to trauma processes.  Database management skills, especially in abstracting and coding trauma related data from medical records and laboratory reports that are computerized.  Knowledge of report writing.  Good computer and interpersonal skills.